Varholmen

Varholmen is an islet in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Varholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Liknes, as well as near the locality Ferkingstad.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Åkra Church and Old Åkra Church.

Åkra Church

Church

Photo: Henry Leirvoll, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Åkra Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åkrehamn on the western coast of the island of Karmøy.

Old Åkra Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åkrehamn located on the western coast of the island of Karmøy.

Ferkingstad Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ferkingstad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ferkingstad on the western side of the island of Karmøy. Ferkingstad Church is situated 3½ km south of Varholmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kopervik.

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 9 km northeast of Varholmen.

Varholmen

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Vårholmen”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.23818° or 59° 14′ 17″ north

Longitude

5.18233° or 5° 10′ 56″ east

Elevation

-1 metres (-3 feet)

Open location code

9FF765QJ+7W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 396240251

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

9048955

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In Other Languages

“Varholmen” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Varholmen”

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