Risøya

Risøya is an island in Hadsel, Nordland. Risøya is situated nearby to the hamlet Hadselhamn, as well as near the locality Tomta.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stokmarknes Airport and Hadsel Church.

Stokmarknes Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Manxruler, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stokmarknes Airport is an airport in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Langøya, about 5 kilometres northeast of the town of Stokmarknes and about 20 kilometres southwest of the town of Sortland.

Hadsel Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hadsel, just east of the town of Stokmarknes on the island of Hadseløya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stokmarknes and Sandnes.

Stokmarknes

Photo: Janter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stokmarknes is a town on the northern coast of the island of Hadseløya and on the small, neighbouring island of Børøya in the Vesterålen archipelago of Northern Norway. For travel purposes, this article covers the entirety of Hadseløya and Børøya.

Sandnes

Quarter

Sandnes is a village in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Langøya on the northern shore of the Langøysundet strait, across from the town of Stokmarknes.

Grytting

Hamlet

Grytting or Grivttegak is a village in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Langøya on the northern shore of the Hadselfjorden.

Risøya

Type: Island
Also known as: “Risöen”, “Risöy”, and “Risoya”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Hadsel, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

68.55802° or 68° 33′ 29″ north

Longitude

15.00658° or 15° 0′ 24″ east

Open location code

9FWQH254+6J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 16952200

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

3141734

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