Vannholmen

Vannholmen is an islet in Nordkapp, Finnmark.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gjesvær.

Gjesvær

Village

Gjesvær or Geaissvearra is an old fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the only place in Finnmark known from the Viking Age and is mentioned in the Heimskringla saga as Geirsver. Gjesvær is situated 7 km northeast of Vannholmen.

Vannholmen

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Storholme” and “Storholmen”
Category: landform
Location: Nordkapp, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

71.04936° or 71° 2′ 58″ north

Longitude

25.23607° or 25° 14′ 10″ east

Open location code

CG3726XP+PC

GeoNames ID

777390

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In Other Languages

“Vannholmen” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Vannholman”
Norwegian: “Vannholmen”

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