Silsandholmen
Silsandholmen is an islet in Vågan, Nordland. Silsandholmen is situated nearby to the quarter Hopen, as well as near Ørsnes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vågakallen and Moholmen Lighthouse.
Vågakallen
Peak
Photo: Mg-k, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vågakallen is a mountain in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It has a height of about 943 metres, and is located in the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The mountain was first ascended by Martin Hoff Ekroll about 1885. Vågakallen is situated 3 km west of Silsandholmen.
Moholmen Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Moholmen Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on a small island in the Vestfjorden about 4 kilometres southwest of the village of Kabelvåg and about 10 kilometres straight west of the Skrova Lighthouse. Moholmen Lighthouse is situated 4 km south of Silsandholmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Henningsvær.
Henningsvær
Village
Photo: Martin de Lusenet, CC BY 2.0.
Lofoten is a group of islands in the northern part of Norway. With its postcard-looking small fishing villages nestled in fjords dotting a very rugged coast with abrupt peaks rising directly from the ocean, the archipelago is often described as one of the most scenic parts of Norway. Henningsvær is situated 8 km southwest of Silsandholmen.
Silsandholmen
- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Norway
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Vågan, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.18966° or 68° 11′ 23″ northLongitude
14.37216° or 14° 22′ 20″ eastOpen location code
9FWP59QC+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 16782650OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Silsandholmen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Silsandholmen”
- Norwegian: “Silsandholmen”
- Turkish: “Silsandholmen”
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