Kvalsundet
Kvalsundet is a strait in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The strait separates the island of Kvaløya from the mainland. The strait is crossed by Kvalsund Bridge, which connects Kvaløya to the mainland and is the world's northernmost suspension bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Strait
- Description: strait in Kvalsund, Norway
- Also known as: “Kvalsund”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kvalsund Bridge and Kvalsund Church.
Kvalsund Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kvalsund Bridge is a suspension bridge in Hammerfest Municipality, Finnmark county, Norway. The bridge connects the mainland and the island of Kvaløya across the Kvalsundet strait.
Kvalsund Church
Church
Photo: Bohuslen, CC BY-SA 3.0 no.
Kvalsund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvalsund.
Kvalsundet
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hammerfest, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Kvalsundet” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kvalsundet”
- Estonian: “Kvalsundet (Finnmark)”
- Estonian: “Kvalsundet”
- Japanese: “クバルスンド海峡”
- Northern Sami: “Fálesnuorri”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvalsundet”
- Norwegian: “Kvalsundet”
- Swedish: “Kvalsundet”
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