Kvigeholmen
Kvigeholmen is an islet in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Kvigeholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Feøy, as well as near Vikingstad.Places of Interest
Highlights include Torvastad Church.
Torvastad Church
Church
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Torvastad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Torvastad on the northern part of the island of Karmøy. Torvastad Church is situated 3 km east of Kvigeholmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avaldsnes and Haugesund.
Avaldsnes
Village
Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. Avaldsnes is situated 6 km southeast of Kvigeholmen.
Haugesund
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haugesund is a city in the county of Rogaland, in the West Norway region of Norway. The town offers a much wider range of goods and services than might be expected from a city of its size, due to its position as the definite centre of its relatively populous region.
Norheim
Village
Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Norheim is a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy Municipality. Norheim is situated 8 km east of Kvigeholmen.
Kvigeholmen
- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Norway
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.37982° or 59° 22′ 47″ northLongitude
5.17772° or 5° 10′ 40″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9FF795HH+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 396240216OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9048490Wikidata ID
Q35285985
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Kvigeholmen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kvigeholmen”
- Norwegian: “Kvigeholmen”
- Turkish: “Kvigeholmen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Feøy and Vikingstad.
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