Hestholmen

Hestholmen is an islet in Øksnes, Nordland. Hestholmen is situated nearby to the village Strengelvåg, as well as near the locality Foldnaustan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alsvåg and Stø.

Alsvåg

Village

Photo: Blue Elf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Alsvåg is a village in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the western bank of the Gavlfjorden on the island of Langøya and about 8 kilometres east of the municipal centre of Myre. Alsvåg Church is located in this village. Alsvåg is situated 6 km southeast of Hestholmen.

Stø

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stø is a fishing village in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northern tip of the island of Langøya, along the Gavlfjorden in the Vesterålen archipelago. Stø is situated 8 km north of Hestholmen.

Nyksund

Village

Photo: Arnejohs, Public domain.

Nyksund is a coastal fishing village in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northern part of the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago about 5 kilometres southeast of the village of Stø. Nyksund is situated 9 km northwest of Hestholmen.

Hestholmen

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Flatøya”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Øksnes, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

68.94713° or 68° 56′ 50″ north

Longitude

15.19652° or 15° 11′ 48″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9FWQW5WW+VJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 555535119

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

9057531

Wikidata ID

Q35393007

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Hestholmen”
Norwegian: “Hestholmen”
Turkish: “Hestholmen”

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