Vesle Arøy island

Vesle Arøy island is an islet in Larvik, Vestfold, Innlandet. Vesle Arøy island is situated nearby to the locality Melkeplassen, as well as near Bukta.

Type: Islet
Description: Langesundsfjord
Also known as: “Vesle Aroya” and “Vesle Arøya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Langøytangen Lighthouse and Langøya.

Langøytangen Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Thordivel, Public domain.

Langøytangen Lighthouse is a fully automated coastal lighthouse situated on the island of Langøya just off shore of the town of Langesund in Bamble Municipality in Agder county, Norway. Langøytangen Lighthouse is situated 3 km southwest of Vesle Arøy island.

Langøya

Nature reserve

Photo: GoranSjoberg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Langøya is a nature reserve, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Vesle Arøy island.

Langesund Church

Church

Photo: Kagee, Public domain.

Langesund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Langesund. It is the church for the Langesund parish which is part of the Bamble prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Langesund Church is situated 3 km southwest of Vesle Arøy island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Langesund.

Langesund

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Langesund is the administrative centre of Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located on a peninsula along the Langesundsfjorden near the Skagerrak coast.

Vesle Arøy island

Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Larvik, Vestfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.0119° or 59° 0′ 43″ north

Longitude

9.79466° or 9° 47′ 41″ east

Elevation

13 metres (43 feet)

Open location code

9FFF2Q6V+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 163603175

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

2609215

Wikidata ID

Q28786968

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Vesle Arøy island” goes by many names.

Turkish: “Vesle Arøy Adası”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Melkeplassen and Bukta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Melkeplassen, Lille Arøya and Lille Arøya.

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