Nuvsvåg

Nuvsvåg
—  Village  —
Nuvsvåg Location in Norway
Coordinates: 70°16′46″N 22°8′20″E / 70.27944°N 22.13889°E / 70.27944; 22.13889
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Finnmark
Municipality	Loppa
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)

Nuvsvåg (coordinates 70°16′46″N 22°8′20″E / 70.27944°N 22.13889°E / 70.27944; 22.13889Coordinates: 70°16′46″N 22°8′20″E / 70.27944°N 22.13889°E / 70.27944; 22.13889) is a village in the municipality of Loppa, Norway. Nuvsvåg is also the home of Finnmark's tallest mountain, Loppatind, and home of the glacier Svartisen. The mountain (ex. the glacier) is 1,175 m tall. With the glacier, the mountain is 1,204 meters above sea level. There are between 150–200 people living in Nuvsvåg all year round. Nuvsvåg's primary industry is fishing. Attempts have been made to start a wolffish-farm, with great success. A lack of funding led to the closure of this business.