Store Skankeholmen
Store Skankeholmen is an islet in Nordkapp, Finnmark. Store Skankeholmen is situated nearby to the locality Gammelvær, as well as near the village Gjesvær.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gjesvær Chapel.
Gjesvær Chapel
Church
Photo: Eaglestein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gjesvær Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjesvær on the western end of the island of Magerøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gjesvær.
Gjesvær
Village
Photo: GRDN711, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gjesvær or Geaissvearra is an old fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the only place in Finnmark known from the Viking Age and is mentioned in the Heimskringla saga as Geirsver.
Store Skankeholmen
- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Norway
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Nordkapp, Finnmark, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
71.09662° or 71° 5′ 48″ northLongitude
25.362° or 25° 21′ 43″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
CG3739W6+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 665149824OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9049490Wikidata ID
Q35339213
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Store Skankeholmen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Store Skankeholmen”
- Norwegian: “Store Skankeholmen”
- Turkish: “Store Skankeholmen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gammelvær and Risfjorden.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lille Skankeholmen and Oddeskjæret.
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