Tjuvholmen

Tjuvholmen is an islet in , . Tjuvholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: islet in Vardø municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Smealljasuolu” and “Varkhaansaari”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vardøhus Fortress and Vardø Airport, Svartnes.

Museum
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, called "Wardhouse" in English historical navigations, is located in in county, . It is located in the town of on the island of on the Barents Sea near the mouth of the in northeastern near the border. is situated 2½ km southeast of Tjuvholmen.

Aerodrome
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Vardø Airport is a short take-off and landing airport located at in in county, . Owned and operated by the state-owned Avinor, it served 14,664 passengers in 2012. is situated 3½ km south of Tjuvholmen.

Church
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is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the on the island of . is situated 3 km southeast of Tjuvholmen.

Tjuvholmen

Latitude
70.3876° or 70° 23′ 15″ north
Longitude
31.04391° or 31° 2′ 38″ east
Open location code
CG2H92QV+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 123113971
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
9057839
Wiki­data ID
Q35350765
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Tjuvholmen” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Tjuvholme”
  • Kven Finnish: “Varkhaansaari”
  • Northern Sami: “Smealljasuolu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tjuvholmen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tjuvholmen”
  • Norwegian: “Tjuvholme”
  • Norwegian: “Tjuvholmen”
  • Turkish: “Tjuvholme”

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