Buksholmen

Buksholmen is an islet in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Buksholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Feøy, as well as near Vikingstad.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Torvastad Church.

Torvastad Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Torvastad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Torvastad on the northern part of the island of Karmøy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haugesund and Avaldsnes.

Haugesund is a city in the county of Rogaland, in the West Norway region of Norway. The town offers a much wider range of goods and services than might be expected from a city of its size, due to its position as the definite centre of its relatively populous region.

Avaldsnes

Village

Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.

Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. Avaldsnes is situated 6 km southeast of Buksholmen.

Norheim

Village

Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Norheim is a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy Municipality. Norheim is situated 7 km east of Buksholmen.

Buksholmen

Type: Islet
Description: islet in Norway
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.38208° or 59° 22′ 56″ north

Longitude

5.18877° or 5° 11′ 20″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

9FF795JQ+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4149603

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

9058234

Wikidata ID

Q35379097

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Buksholmen”
Norwegian: “Buksholmen”
Turkish: “Buksholmen”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Feøy and Vikingstad.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gitterøy and Fjerholmane.

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