Bustøya

Bustøya is an island in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Bustøya is situated nearby to the hamlet Vikingstad, as well as near the village Visnes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Torvastad Church and Grønhaug.

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.

Grønhaug

Archaeological site

Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grønhaug is an archaeological site.

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.

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.

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.

Haugesund

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Bustøya

Type: Island
Also known as: “Bustøy” and “Bustoya”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.36673° or 59° 22′ 0″ north

Longitude

5.23131° or 5° 13′ 53″ east

Elevation

13 metres (43 feet)

Open location code

9FF7968J+MG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4149948

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

9063824

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In Other Languages

“Bustøya” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Bustøya”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vikingstad and Visnes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Høgholmen and Ongøy.

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