Matlandsholmen

Matlandsholmen is an islet in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Matlandsholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Kolstøneset, as well as near the neighborhood Nygård.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Avaldsnes Church and Grønhaug.

Avaldsnes Church

Church

Photo: Henry Leirvoll, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Avaldsnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Avaldsnes on the northern part of the island of Karmøy.

Grønhaug

Archaeological site

Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grønhaug is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km north of Matlandsholmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avaldsnes and Norheim.

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.

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 5 km north of Matlandsholmen.

Kopervik

Town

Photo: Mark Voigt, CC BY 3.0.

Kopervik is the largest town on the island of Karmøy in Rogaland county, Norway. It is the administrative centre of Karmøy Municipality. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland and the Haugesund Region, a statistical metropolitan area. Kopervik is situated 6 km south of Matlandsholmen.

Matlandsholmen

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

59.3349° or 59° 20′ 6″ north

Longitude

5.28721° or 5° 17′ 14″ east

Open location code

9FF787MP+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4149903

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

9048946

Wikidata ID

Q35299833

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Matlandsholmen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Matlandsholmen”
Norwegian: “Matlandsholmen”
Turkish: “Matlandsholmen”

Localities in the Area

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