Bastøybukta
Bastøybukta is a cove in Horten, Vestfold, Innlandet. Bastøybukta is situated nearby to the locality Bastøy Landskapsvernområde, as well as near Storsletta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bastøy Prison and Bastøy.
Bastøy Prison
Prison
Bastøy Prison is a low-security, male-only prison on Bastøy Island, Norway, located in the Horten municipality about 75 km south of Oslo. The prison is on a 2.6 km2 island and hosts 115 inmates making it the largest low-security prison in Norway.
Bastøy
Island
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Bastøy is an island in Horten Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 2.23-square-kilometre island is owned by the government and it has no permanent residents, however, Bastøy Prison, a minimum-security prison, is located on the island, so there are always temporary residents on the island.
Borre mound cemetery
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Borre mound cemetery forms part of the Borre National Park at Horten in Vestfold, Norway. It is home to seven large and 21 smaller burial mounds. Excavations in the 1980s revealed that the oldest mounds date to 600 AD, i.e. prior to the Viking Age. Borre mound cemetery is situated 3 km west of Bastøybukta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moss.
Moss
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Moss is a coastal town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Moss. The city of Moss was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 and City in 1720.
Bastøybukta
- Type: Cove
- Also known as: “Bastoybukta”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Horten, Vestfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.38766° or 59° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
10.52407° or 10° 31′ 27″ eastOpen location code
9FFG9GQF+3JGeoNames ID
3230328
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Localities in the Area
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