Lysefjord

Lysefjord or Lysefjorden is a fjord located in the area in county in southwestern . The 42-kilometre long fjord lies in and Sandnes Municipality, about 25 kilometres east of the city of Stavanger.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pulpit Rock and Fossmark power station.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Ritchyblack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Preikestolen or Prekestolen is a tourist attraction in in county, . Preikestolen is a steep cliff which rises 604 metres above Lysefjorden. is situated 3 km southwest of Lysefjord.

Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km south of Lysefjord.

Farm
Photo: Roarjo, Public domain.
is a farm, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Lysefjord.

Lysefjord

Latitude
59° north
Longitude
6.23333° or 6° 14′ east
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9FF8262M+28
Geo­Names ID
3146620
Wiki­data ID
Q549376
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Lysefjord” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لايسفجورد”
  • Armenian: “Լյուսե ֆյորդ”
  • Armenian: “Լյուսե-ֆյորդ”
  • Basque: “Lysefjorden”
  • Bavarian: “Lysefjord”
  • Catalan: “Lysefjord”
  • Cebuano: “Lysefjorden”
  • Chinese: “呂瑟峽灣”
  • Czech: “Lysefjord”
  • Danish: “Lysefjord”
  • Danish: “Lysefjorden i Forsand”
  • Dutch: “Lysefjord”
  • Esperanto: “Lyse-fjordo”
  • French: “Lysefjord”
  • German: “Lysefjord”
  • German: “Lysefjorden”
  • Italian: “Lysefjord”
  • Japanese: “リーセフィヨルド”
  • Korean: “뤼세 피오르”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lysefjorden”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lysefjorden i Ryfylke”
  • Norwegian: “Lysefjorden”
  • Polish: “Lysefjord”
  • Polish: “Lysefjorden”
  • Portuguese: “Fiorde de Lyse”
  • Russian: “Люсе-фьорд”
  • Serbian: “Лисефјорд”
  • Slovenian: “Lysefjord”
  • Spanish: “fiordo de Lyse”
  • Spanish: “Lysefjord”
  • Swedish: “Lysefjorden, Rogaland”
  • Swedish: “Lysefjorden”
  • Turkish: “Lysefjord”
  • Ukrainian: “Люсе-фіорд”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lauvvik and Hengjandevika.

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