Bukkholmen
Bukkholmen is an islet in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Bukkholmen is situated nearby to the quarter Fransehagen, as well as near the locality Visnes Verk.Places of Interest
Highlights include Torvastad Church.
Torvastad Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 4 km north of Bukkholmen.
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. Avaldsnes is situated 3½ km east of Bukkholmen.
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 6 km northeast of Bukkholmen.
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.
Bukkholmen
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.34723° or 59° 20′ 50″ northLongitude
5.21563° or 5° 12′ 56″ eastElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
9FF786W8+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 96386042OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9048957Wikidata ID
Q35378428
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bukkholmen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bukkholmen”
- Norwegian: “Bukkholmen”
- Turkish: “Bukkholmen”
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Localities in the Area
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