Akerøya
Akerøya is an uninhabited island in the Hvaler island chain in Østfold, Norway. The island has an area of 1.6 km2. On the islet Festningholmen near Akerøya is Akerøya Fort which from the 17th century was part of the fortifications of Fredrikstad Fortress.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Norway
- Also known as: “Akeroya” and “Akeröya”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Akerøy Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Utgård and Hauge.
Korshavn
Hamlet
Korshavn is a fishing village in Hvaler municipality, Østfold county, Norway. Korshavn is situated 8 km east of Akerøya.
Akerøya
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Hvaler, Østfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.04718° or 59° 2′ 50″ north
Longitude
10.88325° or 10° 52′ 60″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9FFG2VWM+V8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Akerøya” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Akerøya”
- Chinese: “阿克尔岛”
- Dutch: “Akerøya”
- French: “Akerøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Akerøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Akerøya”
- Norwegian: “Akerø”
- Norwegian: “Akerøy”
- Norwegian: “Akerøya”
- Romanian: “Akerøya”
- Swedish: “Akerøya”
- Turkish: “Akerøya”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Brattestø and Spjær.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Akerøy and Festningsholmen.
Østfold: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Fredrikstad and Sarpsborg.
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