Tjeldsundet
Tjeldsundet is a strait in Northern Norway. The 50-kilometre long strait is located between the island of Hinnøya and mainland Norway in its northern part and between Hinnøya and the island of Tjeldøya in its southern part.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Marine channel
- Description: strait in Northern Norway
- Also known as: “Tjelsundet”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tjeldsund Church.
Tjeldsund Church
Church
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Tjeldsund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tjeldsund Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hol i Tjeldsund on the island of Tjeldøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gausvik.
Gausvik
Village
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Gausvika or Gausvik is a village in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is in the northeastern part of the large island of Hinnøya, along the Tjeldsundet Strait, about 25 kilometres south of the town of Harstad. Gausvik is situated 8 km northeast of Tjeldsundet.
Tjeldsundet
- Categories: strait, channel, and body of water
- Location: Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Tjeldsundet” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Hellsunnet”
- Catalan: “Tjeldsundet”
- Cebuano: “Tjeldsundet”
- Danish: “Tjeldsundet”
- Estonian: “Tjeldsund”
- Estonian: “Tjeldsundet”
- Estonian: “Tjeldsundi väin”
- German: “Tjeldsund”
- German: “Tjeldsundet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tjeldsundet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tjeldsundet”
- Norwegian: “Tjeldsundet”
- Russian: “Хьелльсуннет”
- Russian: “Хьельсуннет”
- Spanish: “Tjeldsundet”
- Swedish: “Tjeldsundet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hol and Stokke.
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Highlights include Holsneset and Hårvika.
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