Åkerøya

Åkerøya is an islet in , , . Åkerøya is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sørhaugøy fyr and Skåre Church.

Museum
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is a museum.

Church
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is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the town of Haugesund. It is one of the two churches for the Skåre parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger.

Art gallery
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The stands in the north part of with a view of the city park and rose garden. The art museum goes back to the Haugesund Art Society, founded in 1913.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norheim and Avaldsnes.

Village
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is a village in Karmøy Municipality in county, . The village is located along the strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy Municipality. is situated 6 km southeast of Åkerøya.

Village
Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
is a village in Karmøy Municipality in county, . The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of , along the strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. is situated 7 km south of Åkerøya.

Village
Photo: Elin Thorsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island group in in county, . The islands lie off the mainland shore about 10 kilometres northwest of the town of Haugesund. is situated 9 km west of Åkerøya.

Åkerøya

Latitude
59.41716° or 59° 25′ 2″ north
Longitude
5.24144° or 5° 14′ 29″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
9FF7C68R+VH
Geo­Names ID
9057055
Wiki­data ID
Q35360512
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Satellite Map

Discover Åkerøya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Åkerøya” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Åkerøya”
  • Norwegian: “Åkerøya”
  • Turkish: “Åkerøya”

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