Bakarvågen

Bakarvågen is a bay in Askøy, Hordaland, Western Norway. Bakarvågen is situated nearby to the hamlet Sørerdal, as well as near the village Florvåg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Erdal Church and Biskopshavn Church.

Erdal Church

Church

Photo: 3s, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Erdal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Erdal. It is the church for the Erdal parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

Biskopshavn Church

Church

Photo: Shark, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Biskopshavn Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Biskopshavn neighborhood in the city of Bergen.

Kvarven Fort

Ruins

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Kvarven Fort was a mountain fort strategically located by the main shipping channel of the Byfjorden leading to Bergen, Norway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ask and Sandviksfjellet.

Ask

Village

Photo: Jpfagerback, BSD.

Ask is a small village in the eastern part of Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the Byfjorden on the eastern shore of the island of Askøy.

Sandviksfjellet

Locality

Photo: Shark, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sandviksfjellet is a mountain in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is one of the traditional seven mountains that surround the city centre of Bergen.

Bergen

Photo: Gatm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bergen is Norway's second largest city and the most popular gateway to the fjords of West Norway. The city is renowned for its great location amidst mountains, fjords, and the ocean.

Bakarvågen

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Bakarvagen”
Category: body of water
Location: Askøy, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.43107° or 60° 25′ 52″ north

Longitude

5.23744° or 5° 14′ 15″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9FG7C6JP+CX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 249104875

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

3241417

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