Roald
Roald is a village in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the northern part of the island Vigra. Roald is located about 20 kilometres north of the city centre of Ålesund.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ålesund Airport, Vigra and Rørvikvågen Wildlife Sanctuary.
Ålesund Airport, Vigra
Aerodrome
Ålesund Airport, or alternatively Ålesund Vigra Airport, is an international airport serving the town of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the island of Vigra in Giske Municipality and features a 2,314-meter runway aligned 07/25. Ålesund Airport, Vigra is situated 2½ km south of Roald.
Rørvikvågen Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature reserve
The Rørvikvågen Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the west side of Vigra island in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The area received protection in 1988 "to preserve an important wetland area with its habitat, bird life and other wildlife", according to the conservation regulations.
Roald
- Type: Village with 708 residents
- Description: settlement in Giske Municipality, Norway
- Categories: urban area in Norway, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Giske, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.58229° or 62° 34′ 56″ north
Longitude
6.1248° or 6° 7′ 29″ east
Population
708
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9FJ8H4JF+WW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Roald” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Roald”
- Danish: “Roald i Giske”
- Dutch: “Roald”
- Finnish: “Roald”
- French: “Roald”
- Irish: “Roald”
- Javanese: “Roald”
- Malay: “Roald”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Roald i Giske”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Roald”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Roald i Giske”
- Norwegian: “Roald”
- Romanian: “Roald”
- Swedish: “Roald”
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