Karmsundet

Karmsundet is a strait located in county, . The 30-kilometre long strait separates the on the west and the mainland of Norway and island of in the east.
Wikipedia
Photo: Bjelleklang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Marine channel
  • Description: strait in Rogaland, Norway
  • Also known as: “Karmøysundet”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kopervik Church and Kopervik upper secondary school.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in county, . It is located in the town of on the eastern shore of the .

School
Photo: 12u, CC0.
is situated 3 km southwest of Karmsundet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kopervik and Avaldsnes.

Town
Photo: Mark Voigt, CC BY 3.0.
is the largest town on the island of in county, . It is the administrative centre of Karmøy Municipality. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland and the Haugesund Region, a statistical metropolitan area.

Village
Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
is a village in Karmøy Municipality in county, . The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of , along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. is situated 7 km north of Karmsundet.

Village
Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a village in Karmøy Municipality in county, . The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy Municipality. is situated 9 km north of Karmsundet.

Karmsundet

Latitude
59.29361° or 59° 17′ 37″ north
Longitude
5.32611° or 5° 19′ 34″ east
Open location code
9FF778VG+CC
Geo­Names ID
3150423
Wiki­data ID
Q1734088
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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: “Karmsundet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karmsundet”
  • Norwegian: “Karmsundet”
  • Persian: “کارمسوند”
  • Polish: “Karmsund”
  • Spanish: “Karmsund”
  • Swedish: “Karmsundet”
  • Turkish: “Karmsund”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Kalvatræd and Våga.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Godfarnes and Tjolandskjeret.

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Worth a closer look: Stavanger and Haugesund.

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