Søre Holmen

Søre Holmen is an islet in Askøy, Hordaland, Western Norway. Søre Holmen is situated near the hamlet Skjelvika, as well as near the neighborhood Hanevik.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ask and Alversund.

Ask

Village

Photo: Jpfagerback, BSD.

Ask is a small village in the eastern part of Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the Byfjorden on the eastern shore of the island of Askøy. Ask is situated 4½ km southeast of Søre Holmen.

Alversund

Village

Photo: B Ystebo, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alversund is a village in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland of the Lindås peninsula, along the shore of the Alverstraumen strait. Alversund is situated 9 km northeast of Søre Holmen.

Knarvik

Town

Photo: Chrtau, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Knarvik is the administrative centre of Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, about 20 km straight north of Bergen at the confluence of four fjords: Osterfjorden, Sørfjorden, Salhusfjorden, and the Radfjorden. Knarvik is situated 9 km northeast of Søre Holmen.

Søre Holmen

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Sore Holmen”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Askøy, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.50366° or 60° 30′ 13″ north

Longitude

5.14659° or 5° 8′ 48″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

9FG7G43W+FJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 377182698

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

9053685

Wikidata ID

Q35345476

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Søre Holmen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Søre Holmen”
French: “Søre Holmen”
Norwegian: “Søre Holmen”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Skjelvika and Hanevik.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nordre Holmen and Huneviksholmen.

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