Sømsøya

Sømsøya is an islet in Sola, Rogaland, Western Norway. Sømsøya is situated nearby to the locality Ytraberg, as well as near Indraberget.

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Type: Islet
Description: islet in Norway
Also known as: “Sømsøy” and “Somsoya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sverd i fjell and Sørnes Church.

Sverd i fjell

Photo: TomasEE, CC BY 3.0.

Sverd i fjell is a commemorative monument located in the Hafrsfjord neighborhood of Madla, a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. Sverd i fjell is situated 3 km northeast of Sømsøya.

Sørnes Church

Church

Sørnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørnes. It is the church for the Sørnes parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger.

Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola

Museum

Photo: Jarvin, CC BY 2.5.

Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola is an aviation museum located at Stavanger Airport, Sola, near Stavanger, Norway. The museum was founded in 1984 and is run by local volunteers. Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola went into cooperation with Jærmuseet in January 2012.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madla and Tananger.

Madla

Suburb

Madla is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It lies in the western part of the city, along the coast of the Hafrsfjorden. Madla is situated 4 km north of Sømsøya.

Tananger

Suburb

Photo: rheins, CC BY 3.0.

Tananger is a large village and urban area in Sola municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The urban area is located on the west side of the Stavanger Peninsula between the North Sea and the Hafrsfjorden. Tananger is situated 4½ km northwest of Sømsøya.

Sømsøya

Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Sola, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.91591° or 58° 54′ 57″ north

Longitude

5.6503° or 5° 39′ 1″ east

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Open location code

9FC7WM82+94

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4132942

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

9056464

Wikidata ID

Q12004756

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Sømsøya” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Sømsøya”
German: “Sømsøy”
German: “Sømsøya”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Sømsøy”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Sømsøya”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sømsøy”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sømsøya”
Norwegian: “Sømsøy”
Norwegian: “Sømsøya”
Turkish: “Sømsøya”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ytraberg and Indraberget.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Synnøve-skjæret and Prestøy.

Rogaland: Must-Visit Destinations

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