Seiland

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Islands.location: Finnmark, Norway
Islands.area_km2: 583
Islands.elevation_m: 1078
Islands.highest_mount: Seilandstuva
Islands.country: Norway
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: County
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Finnmark
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Municipalities
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Alta and Hammerfest
Islands.population: 147
Islands.population_as_of: 2013
Islands.density_km2: 0.3

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thumb | right | Rocky beaches of Seiland

or is a substantial island off Norway's northern coast, covering about . It is the eighth largest island in Norway proper, located in Finnmark county. It sits within the Caledonian orogenic zone, a mountain‑building belt formed during the Paleozoic. The southern and western parts of the island consist mainly of gabbroic rocks, marking the northeastern end of a basic petrographic province that extends more than 100 km to the southwest. The island is divided between the Alta and Hammerfest municipalities.

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