Store Hovsøya
Store Hovsøya is an islet in Steigen Municipality, Nordland. Store Hovsøya is situated nearby to the locality Hovsøyskallan, as well as near Madsvikhågen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sørskot and Leines.
Sørskot
Hamlet
Sørskot is a village in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 2 kilometres south of the village of Nordskot and about 15 kilometres northwest of the administrative centre, Leinesfjorden. Sørskot Chapel was built here in 1953. Sørskot is situated 4 km north of Store Hovsøya.
Leines
Village
Leines is a small village in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern shore of the mouth of the Leinesfjorden, about 20 kilometres west of Nordfold. Leines is situated 4½ km south of Store Hovsøya.
Store Hovsøya
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Store Hovsoya”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Steigen Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
67.77589° or 67° 46′ 33″ northLongitude
14.8077° or 14° 48′ 28″ eastOpen location code
9FVPQRG5+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 23877381OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9063519
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In Other Languages
“Store Hovsøya” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Store Hovsøya”
Localities in the Area
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