Karmsund

Karmsund 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.
Tap on a place
to explore it

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kopervik Church and Kopervik upper secondary school.

Church
is a 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 Karmsund.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kopervik and Avaldsnes.

Town
is the largest town on the island of in county, . It is also the administrative centre of the municipality of . It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland.

Village
Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
is a village in 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 . is situated 7 km north of Karmsund.

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

Karmsund

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
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Karmsund from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Karmsund” 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

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Karmsund”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kalvatræd and Våga.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Godfarnes and Tjolandskjeret.

Rogaland: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Stavanger, Haugesund, Sandnes, and Forsand.

Curious Marine Channels to Discover

Uncover intriguing marine channels from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Karmsund”. Photo: Bjelleklang, CC BY-SA 3.0.