Handnesøya
Handnesøya is an island in Nesna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 34.4-square-kilometre island lies between the islands of Tomma and Hugla and the mainland, along the Sjona fjord.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Nesna, Norway
- Also known as: “Handnesö”, “Handnesöen”, “Handnesøy”, “Handnesoya”, “Hannæsö”, and “Hannesøy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Handnesøya Chapel.
Handnesøya Chapel
Church
Photo: Sørstrand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Handnesøya Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nesna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Saura on the southeastern shore of the island of Handnesøya. Handnesøya Chapel is situated 3½ km southwest of Handnesøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saura.
Saura
Hamlet
Saura is a village in Nesna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southeastern side of the island of Handnesøya. It is the location of Handnesøya Chapel, some small shops, and a dock. Saura is situated 4 km southwest of Handnesøya.
Handnesøya
- Category: landform
- Location: Nesna, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Handnesøya” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Handnesøya”
- Cebuano: “Handnesøya”
- Dutch: “Handnesøya”
- Egyptian Arabic: “هاندنيسويا”
- Finnish: “Handnesøya”
- French: “Handnesøya”
- German: “Handnesøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Handnesøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Handnesøya”
- Norwegian: “Handnesøya”
- Portuguese: “Handnesøya”
- Turkish: “Handnesøya”
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