Sniksholmen
Sniksholmen is an islet in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Sniksholmen is situated nearby to the village Vormedal, as well as near the locality Prestøya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Avaldsnes Church and Oasen.
Avaldsnes Church
Church
Photo: Henry Leirvoll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avaldsnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Avaldsnes on the northern part of the island of Karmøy.
Oasen
Shopping center
Photo: Dageinar.solberg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oasen Storsenter is a shopping centre in Norheim in Karmøy, Norway. 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. Oasen is situated 4 km north of Sniksholmen.
Grønhaug
Archaeological site
Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grønhaug is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Sniksholmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avaldsnes and Norheim.
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 2½ km northwest of Sniksholmen.
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. Norheim is situated 4 km north of Sniksholmen.
Kopervik
Town
Photo: Mark Voigt, CC BY 3.0.
Kopervik is the largest town on the island of Karmøy in Rogaland county, Norway. It is also the administrative centre of the municipality of Karmøy. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. Kopervik is situated 7 km south of Sniksholmen.
Sniksholmen
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.34428° or 59° 20′ 39″ northLongitude
5.3187° or 5° 19′ 7″ eastElevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
9FF788V9+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 4149895OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9058248
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In Other Languages
“Sniksholmen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Sniksholmen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vormedal and Prestøya.
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