Kistesundet
Kistesundet is a sound in Rogaland, Western Norway. Kistesundet is situated nearby to the quarter Lunde, as well as near Austbø.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Norwegian Petroleum Museum and Grasholmen.
The Norwegian Petroleum Museum
Museum
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Norwegian Petroleum Museum is a museum documenting Norwegian oil and gas activities, located in Stavanger, Norway. The Norwegian Petroleum Museum is situated 4 km southwest of Kistesundet.
Grasholmen
Islet
Photo: Tom Bayly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grasholmen is an island in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Buøy neighborhood in the borough Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger, just north of the city centre. Grasholmen is situated 3½ km south of Kistesundet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hundvåg and Engøy.
Hundvåg
Suburb
Hundvåg is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough includes a number of islands lying to the north of the main city centre of Stavanger.
Engøy
Suburb
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Engøy is an island in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the "neighborhood" of Buøy in the borough Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger, just north of the city centre. Engøy is situated 2½ km southwest of Kistesundet.
Buøy
Suburb
Photo: Andersalmaas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buøy is an island in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger. The 0.6-square-kilometre island was formerly separated from the island of Hundvåg by a small channel of water, but that was filled in and now it is part of the island of Hundvåg. Buøy is situated 2½ km southwest of Kistesundet.
Kistesundet
- Type: Sound
- Also known as: “Kista”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.00444° or 59° 0′ 16″ northLongitude
5.76278° or 5° 45′ 46″ eastOpen location code
9FF72Q37+Q4GeoNames ID
3227721
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