Karmsundet
Karmsundet is a strait located in Rogaland county, Norway. The 30-kilometre long strait separates the island of Karmøy on the west and the mainland of Norway and island of Vestre Bokn in the east.Photo: Bjelleklang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Marine channel
- Description: strait in Rogaland, Norway
- Also known as: “Karmsund”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kopervik Church and Kopervik upper secondary school.
Kopervik Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kopervik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Kopervik on the eastern shore of the island of Karmøy.
Kopervik upper secondary school
School
Kopervik upper secondary school is situated 3 km southwest of Karmsundet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kopervik and Avaldsnes.
Kopervik
Town
Photo: Mark Voigt, CC BY 3.0.
Kopervik is the largest town on the island of Karmøy in Rogaland county, Norway. It is also the administrative centre of the municipality of Karmøy. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland.
Avaldsnes
Village
Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. Avaldsnes is situated 7 km north of Karmsundet.
Norheim
Village
Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Norheim is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy. Norheim is situated 9 km north of Karmsundet.
Karmsundet
- Categories: strait and body of water
- Location: Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Karmsundet” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кармсундет”
- Cebuano: “Karmsundet”
- Chinese: “卡姆湾”
- Danish: “Karmsundet”
- Dutch: “Karmsund”
- French: “Karmsund”
- German: “Karmsund”
- Japanese: “カーム海峡”
- Javanese: “Karmsund”
- Malay: “Karmsund”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Karmøysundet”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Karmsundet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karmøysundet”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karmsundet”
- Norwegian: “Karmsundet”
- Persian: “کارمسوند”
- Polish: “Karmsund”
- Spanish: “Karmsund”
- Swedish: “Karmsundet”
- Turkish: “Karmsund”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Godfarnes and Tjolandskjeret.
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