Kvamsøy

Kvamsøy is a small in in Vestland county, . The 80-hectare island lies in the Sognefjorden, just off the coast of the village of Kvamme.
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  • Type: Farm
  • Description: islet in Sogndal, Norway
  • Also known as: “Kvamsoy” and “Kvamsøy, Sogndal”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kvamsøy Church.

Church
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is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in in Vestland county, . It is located on the small island of Kvamsøy. is situated 140 metres northeast of Kvamsøy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vikøyri and Balestrand.

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is a village of 1200 people on the south side of the . The medieval churches Hove Church and Hopperstad Stave Church, as well as Vik Church from 1877, are located here. It is the administrative center of the municipality of Vik.

Photo: Nelson Minar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former municipality in the old county, . The 429-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1850 until its dissolution in 2020.

Kvamsøy

Latitude
61.1277° or 61° 7′ 40″ north
Longitude
6.48305° or 6° 28′ 59″ east
Elevation
410 metres (1,345 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NO KVY
Open location code
9FH84FHM+36
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10176204276
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­farm
Geo­Names ID
3148968
Wiki­data ID
Q16467321
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Kvamsøy” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kvamsøy”
  • Dutch: “Kvamsøy, Sogn og Fjordane”
  • Malay: “Kvamsøy”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvamsøy”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kvamsøy”
  • Turkish: “Kvamsøy”

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