# Kvalsund (NO KVS)

**UN/LOCODE:** NO KVS  
**Country:** Norway  
**Water Body:** Norwegian Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 70.5069, 23.9833

Fishing boats working the cold waters off the Kvaløya shore set the tone at Kvalsund, on the north-west coast of Finnmark in Arctic Norway. This natural coastal harbour has a cargo pier of roughly 4.9 to 6.1 metres depth and deep anchorages, but it suits only smaller vessels and limited breakbulk or supply movements; no commercial container or liner cargo is handled here. Access is by road within the Hammerfest municipality. For freight and larger throughput in the region, nearby Hammerfest is the practical port of call.

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