Rock carvings at Alta
Also known as Alta petroglyphs, Art rupestre d'Alta, Petroglyphs in Alta, Rock art of Alta, Site d'art rupestre d'alta
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Europe and North America
Norway
Inscribed
1985
Area
54 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Rock carvings at Alta is about 160 km east of Tromsø. The nearest other World Heritage site is Laponian Area, about 370 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Tromsø · about 52,000 peopleabout 160 km west
- Narvik · about 20,000 peopleabout 290 km south-west
- Rovaniemi · about 35,000 peopleabout 400 km south
- Murmansk · about 319,000 peopleabout 400 km east
- Severomorsk · about 54,000 peopleabout 410 km east
- Monchegorsk · about 50,000 peopleabout 450 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SwedenMixed368 km away
SwedenCultural481 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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