Bjørnøya
Bjørnøya is an island in Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland. Bjørnøya is situated nearby to the hamlet Sortland, as well as near Halsan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Himmeltindan and Saupstadfossen power station.
Saupstadfossen power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saupstadfossen power station is an industrial building, which is situated 3 km northeast of Bjørnøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bøstad.
Bøstad
Quarter
Bøstad is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E10 highway just next to the hamlet of Borg in the central part of the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Borge Church is located in Borg, very close to the village of Bøstad. Bøstad is situated 7 km east of Bjørnøya.
Bjørnøya
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Björnöen” and “Bjornoya”
- Category: landform
- Location: Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.23774° or 68° 14′ 16″ northLongitude
13.58904° or 13° 35′ 21″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9FWM6HQQ+3JGeoNames ID
3161231
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