Sandholmen
Sandholmen is an islet in Fedje, Hordaland, Western Norway. Sandholmen is situated nearby to the neighborhood Vestkanten, as well as near the locality Uthaugen.Places of Interest
Highlights include German submarine U-864 and Fedje Church.
German submarine U-864
Disaster remains
German submarine U-864 was a Type IXD2 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in World War II. On 9 February 1945, she became the only submarine in history to be sunk by an enemy submarine while both were submerged. German submarine U-864 is situated 3½ km southwest of Sandholmen.
Fedje Church
Church
Fedje Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fedje Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fedje on the northern coast of the island of Fedje.
Sandholmen
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Fedje, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.78688° or 60° 47′ 13″ north
Longitude
4.67155° or 4° 40′ 18″ east
Open location code
9FG6QMPC+QJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
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