Soløya
Soløya is an islet in Flakstad, Nordland. Soløya is situated nearby to the village Sund, as well as near the hamlet Skjenfjorden.Places of Interest
Highlights include Solbjørn power station and Kåkern Bridge.
Kåkern Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Manxruler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kåkern Bridge is a cantilever road bridge that crosses the Kåkernsundet strait between the islands of Flakstadøya and Moskenesøya in Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sund and Nusfjord.
Sund
Village
Photo: Sxilderik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sund is a fishing village in Flakstad Municipality in the Lofoten district of Nordland county, Norway. The settlement, with around 100 permanent residents, is located on the southwest coast of the island of Flakstadøya.
Nusfjord
Village
Photo: Christoph Strässler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nusfjord is a fishing village in Flakstad Municipality in Lofoten in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies on the southern shore of the island of Flakstadøya, along the Vestfjorden. Nusfjord is situated 8 km northeast of Soløya.
Reine
Village
Photo: ZiYouXunLu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Reine is situated 8 km southwest of Soløya.
Soløya
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Solö”, “Soløy”, and “Soloya”
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: Flakstad, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Soløya” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Soløya”
- French: “Storsoløya”
- Norwegian: “Soløya”
- Norwegian: “Store Soløya”
- Norwegian: “Storsoløya, store”
- Turkish: “Soløya”
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