Vaksholmen
Vaksholmen is an islet in Hadsel, Nordland. Vaksholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Ongstad, as well as near the locality Kvitsandvollen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Melbu Church.
Melbu Church
Church
Photo: Jens-Petter Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melbu Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Melbu on the island of Hadseløya. Melbu Church is situated 3½ km east of Vaksholmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanden.
Sanden
Hamlet
Sanden is a village in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Hadselfjorden on the northern part of the island of Austvågøya, not far from the border with Vågan Municipality and about 10 kilometres west of the village of Fiskebøl. Sand Church is located in Sanden. Sanden is situated 9 km southwest of Vaksholmen.
Vaksholmen
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hadsel, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.50505° or 68° 30′ 18″ northLongitude
14.71195° or 14° 42′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9FWPGP46+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 549641201OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9051036
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In Other Languages
“Vaksholmen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Vaksholmen”
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