Skarvsteinen
Skarvsteinen is an islet in Bø Municipality, Nordland. Skarvsteinen is situated nearby to the hamlet Malnes, as well as near the village Hovden.Places of Interest
Highlights include Frugga Nature Reserve and Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve.
Frugga Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
The Frugga Nature Reserve is located in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The nature reserve lies north of the Nykvåg/Nykan and Nyke/Tussen nature reserves, and covers an area of 102.5 hectares, of which 75.2 hectares is sea.
Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
The Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve is located in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The nature reserve lies north of the Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve and south of the Frugga Nature Reserve, and it includes a pebble beach between the villages of Nykvåg and Hovden. Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve is situated 3½ km southwest of Skarvsteinen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malnes and Hovden.
Malnes
Hamlet
Malnes is a small village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the mouth of Malnesfjorden in the northwest part the island of Langøya.
Hovden
Village
Photo: Blue Elf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hovden is a fishing village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the northern tip of a peninsula on the island of Langøya, on the west side of the Malnesfjorden.
Vågen
Hamlet
Vågen is a village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the west side of the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago just west of the village of Nykvåg. Vågen is situated 6 km southwest of Skarvsteinen.
Skarvsteinen
- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Norway
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Bø Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.81137° or 68° 48′ 41″ northLongitude
14.58838° or 14° 35′ 18″ eastOpen location code
9FWPRH6Q+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 16951284OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Skarvsteinen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Skarvsteinen”
- Norwegian: “Skarvsteinen”
- Turkish: “Skarvsteinen”
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