Alta, Norway

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15,094 Population 4,205/sq mi density

213 ft Elevation 65 meters

33°F Avg Temperature 1°C

UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Alta (3)

Rock Art of Alta

Cultural Inscribed 1985

This group of petroglyphs in the Alta Fjord, near the Arctic Circle, bears the traces of a settlement dating from c. 4200 to 500 B.C. The thousands of...

Struve Geodetic Arc

The Rock Art of Alta