Vik

Vik is a hamlet in Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland. Vik is situated nearby to the hamlet Haukland, as well as near the locality Garden.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Himmeltindan.

Himmeltindan

Peak

Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Himmeltindan is a peak, which is situated 3 km north of Vik.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leknes and Napp.

Lofoten is a group of islands in the northern part of Norway. With its postcard-looking small fishing villages nestled in fjords dotting a very rugged coast with abrupt peaks rising directly from the ocean, the archipelago is often described as one of the most scenic parts of Norway. Leknes is situated 6 km southeast of Vik.

Napp

Village

Photo: rheins, CC BY 3.0.

Napp is a small fishing village in Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern part of the island of Flakstadøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Napp is situated 8 km southwest of Vik.

Gravdal

Village

Photo: Hakrist, Public domain.

Gravdal is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Vestvågøya in the central part of the Lofoten archipelago, north of the Arctic Circle. Gravdal is situated 8 km south of Vik.

Vik

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

68.1946° or 68° 11′ 41″ north

Longitude

13.54854° or 13° 32′ 55″ east

Elevation

86 metres (282 feet)

Open location code

9FWM5GVX+RC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1600081222

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

3131778

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In Other Languages

“Vik” goes by many names.

Russian: “Вик”

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