Kvasstinden
Kvasstinden is the highest mountain on the island of Andøya in the Vesterålen archipelago in northern Norway. It is located in the southern part of Andøy Municipality in Nordland county. The mountain is 705 metres tall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 520 metres
- Description: mountain in Andøy, Norway
- Also known as: “Kvasstind” and “Kvastind”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Åknes and 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.
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. Risøyhamn is situated 8 km northeast of Kvasstinden.
Alsvåg
Village
Photo: Blue Elf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alsvåg is a village in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the western bank of the Gavlfjorden on the island of Langøya and about 8 kilometres east of the municipal centre of Myre. Alsvåg Church is located in this village. Alsvåg is situated 9 km west of Kvasstinden.
Kvasstinden
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Andøy Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.93022° or 68° 55′ 49″ northLongitude
15.48278° or 15° 28′ 58″ eastElevation
520 metres (1,706 feet)Open location code
9FWQWFJM+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 26863461OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Kvasstinden” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kvasstinden”
- Dutch: “Kvasstinden”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كڤاستيندين”
- Ladin: “Kvasstinden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvasstinden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kvasstinden”
- Norwegian: “Kvasstinden”
- Romanian: “Kvasstinden”
- Slovenian: “Kavssstinden”
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