Vardholmen
Vardholmen is an islet in Vågan, Nordland. Vardholmen is situated nearby to the quarter Ørsnes, as well as near Hopen.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 4 km west of Vardholmen.
Moholmen Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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 9 km southwest of Vardholmen.
Vardholmen
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Vågan, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.19034° or 68° 11′ 25″ northLongitude
14.38993° or 14° 23′ 24″ eastOpen location code
9FWP59RQ+4XOpenStreetMap ID
way 355121613OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9047922
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In Other Languages
“Vardholmen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Vardholmen”
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Localities in the Area
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