Northern Norway
Nordland
Herøy Municipality

Purkholmen

Purkholmen is an islet in , . Purkholmen is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Husvær Chapel.

Church
is a of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the island group. It is an annex chapel in the Herøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silvalen.

Village
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Herøyholmen is the administrative centre of in county, . The village is located on two different islands, and , with the Herøysundet strait running between them. is situated 10 km northeast of Purkholmen.

Purkholmen

Latitude
65.9089° or 65° 54′ 32″ north
Longitude
12.17265° or 12° 10′ 22″ east
Open location code
9FQJW55F+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 304851818
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
9054140
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In Other Languages

“Purkholmen” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian: “Purkholmen”

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