The arms show the head of a White-tailed Eagle on a blue background, since one of Europe's largest colonies of these birds is found on the island of Nord-Fugløya in the municipality.
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The inhabitants are an interesting and welcoming mix of the original inhabitants, hippies, and Norwegian Muslims.
Skipsfjorden, Karlsøy, part of the Fugløyfjorden in Karlsøy municipality in Troms
Karl Alfred Nicolai Marthinsen (sometimes spelled Karl Martinsen) (25 October 1896, Karlsøy – 8 February 1945, Blindern) was the Norwegian commander of Statspolitiet and Sikkerhetspolitiet in Norway during the Nazi occupation during World War II.