Sniksholmen

Sniksholmen is an islet in , , . Sniksholmen is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Avaldsnes Church and Oasen.

Church
Photo: Henry Leirvoll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in county, . It is located in the village of on the northern part of the .

Shopping center
Photo: Dageinar.solberg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Storsenter is a shopping centre in in Karmøy Municipality, . In 2014 it had a turnover of 688 million Norwegian kroner. It has 65 stores in 33,000 m2 of building space. In addition to this there are 28 services within health and well-being. is situated 4 km north of Sniksholmen.

Archaeological site
Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Sniksholmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avaldsnes and Norheim.

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 2½ km northwest of Sniksholmen.

Village
Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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 4 km north of Sniksholmen.

Town
Photo: Mark Voigt, CC BY 3.0.
is the largest town on the island of in county, . It is the administrative centre of Karmøy Municipality. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland and the Haugesund Region, a statistical metropolitan area. is situated 7 km south of Sniksholmen.

Sniksholmen

Latitude
59.34428° or 59° 20′ 39″ north
Longitude
5.3187° or 5° 19′ 7″ east
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
9FF788V9+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4149895
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
9058248
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In Other Languages

“Sniksholmen” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian: “Sniksholmen”

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