Buholmen
Buholmen is an islet in Giske, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway. Buholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Giskeøydgarden, as well as near Giskegjerdet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Giske Wildlife Sanctuary and Giske Church.
Giske Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature reserve
The Giske Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Makkevika inlet on the island of Giske in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The area received protection in 1988 "to preserve an important wetland area with its habitat, bird life and other wildlife," according to the conservation regulations.
Giske Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Giske Church is a 12th-century marble parish church of the Church of Norway in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the island of Giske, about 10 kilometres northwest of the town of Ålesund.
Giske Bridge
Bridge
The Giske Bridge is a concrete beam bridge between the islands of Valderøya and Giske in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge is 552 metres long, the longest span is 52 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 17 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ålesund.
Ålesund
Photo: GangerRolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ålesund is the largest city in Møre og Romsdal county, West Norway, with about 53,000 inhabitants, 66,000 in the surrounding area. Ålesund is the gateway to the iconic northwestern fjords and surrounding alpine mountains.
Buholmen
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Giske, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.51093° or 62° 30′ 39″ northLongitude
6.04895° or 6° 2′ 56″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9FJ8G26X+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 13142002354OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Buholmen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Buholmen”
- Norwegian: “Buholmen”
- Turkish: “Buholmen”
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