Hukskjæra

Hukskjæra is an islet in Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Innlandet. Hukskjæra is situated nearby to the neighborhood Fredensborg, as well as near the suburb Bygdøy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Huk and Viking Ship Museum.

Huk

Photo: Grzegorz Wysocki, CC BY 3.0.

Huk is a parkland and a sandy beach at the furthest south of the Bygdøy peninsula west of the city center of Oslo, Norway. The area was acquired by Aker municipality in 1921.

The Viking Ship Museum is located on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo, Norway. It is temporarily closed from September 2021 until 2027. It is part of the Museum of Cultural History of the University of Oslo, and houses three Viking era burial ships that were found as part of archaeological finds from Tune, Gokstad, Oseberg and the Borre mound cemetery.

Villa Grande

Public building

Photo: Taske, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Villa Grande is a property on Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway. The main building is located on top of a hill, raised above the surrounding residential buildings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trøndelag, Norsk Folkemuseum and Vækerø.

Trøndelag, Norsk Folkemuseum

Locality

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Trøndelag, Norsk Folkemuseum is a locality.

Vækerø

Suburb

Photo: Helge Høifødt, Public domain.

Vækerø is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Hukskjæra.

Skarpsno

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skarpsno is a neighborhood in Frogner borough in Oslo, Norway. The area is located near Frognerkilen. Skarpsno was a former ferry landing site with traffic to Bygdøy, and a storage yard for timber. Skarpsno is situated 2½ km northeast of Hukskjæra.

Hukskjæra

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Hukskjaera”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Oslo Municipality, Oslo, Oslo region, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.89414° or 59° 53′ 39″ north

Longitude

10.67762° or 10° 40′ 39″ east

Open location code

9FFGVMVH+M2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 139167189

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

3259312

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