Lysøya
Lysøya is an islet in Nordkapp, Finnmark. Lysøya is situated nearby to the village Gjesvær, as well as near the locality Storkjeftnova.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Nordkapp, Norway
- Also known as: “Lysøy” and “Lysoya”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gjesvær Chapel.
Gjesvær Chapel
Church
Photo: Eaglestein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gjesvær Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjesvær on the western end of the island of Magerøya. Gjesvær Chapel is situated 3½ km southwest of Lysøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gjesvær.
Gjesvær
Village
Photo: GRDN711, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 3½ km southwest of Lysøya.
Lysøya
- Category: landform
- Location: Nordkapp, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Lysøya” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lysøya”
- Danish: “Lysøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lysøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lysøya”
- Swedish: “Lysøya”
- Turkish: “Lysøya”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lysøynæringen and Lysøybåen.
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