Risøysundet
Risøysundet is a strait between the islands of Andøya and Hinnøya in the Vesterålen archipelago in Norway. It is located in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Marine channel
- Description: strait in Andøy, Norway
- Also known as: “Risøysund” and “Risoysundet”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Risøyhamn and Åknes.
Risøyhamn
Village
Photo: Janter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Risøyhamn is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern part of the island of Andøya. The island of Andøya is connected to the neighboring island of Hinnøya by the Andøy Bridge at Risøyhamn.
Åknes
Hamlet
Åknes is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern part of the island of Andøya, along the Gavlfjorden. The village is located about 10 kilometres southwest of the village of Bjørnskinn. Åknes is situated 8 km west of Risøysundet.
Risøysundet
- Categories: strait, Ramsar site, and body of water
- Location: Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Risøysundet” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Risøysundet”
- Danish: “Risøysundet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Risøysundet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Risøysundet”
- Norwegian: “Risøysundet”
- Swedish: “Risøysundet”
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