Bessøy
Bessøy is an islet in Tokke, Telemark, Innlandet. Bessøy is situated nearby to the locality Kjetilsbekk, as well as near Besstøyl.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mo Church and Byrte Hydroelectric Power Station.
Mo Church
Church
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Mo Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Mo. It is one of the churches for the Eidsborg, Mo, og Skafså parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Mo Church is situated 2½ km southwest of Bessøy.
Byrte Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Byrte Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located near the lake Byrtevatn in the municipality Tokke in Telemark, Norway. It exploits the water from Botnedalsvatn, a height difference of 290 metres. Byrte Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 2½ km west of Bessøy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalen.
Dalen
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dalen is the administrative centre of Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the flat river delta where the river Tokke flows into the west end of the lake Bandak.
Bessøy
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Bessoy”
- Categories: forest, locality, and landform
- Location: Tokke, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.49681° or 59° 29′ 49″ northLongitude
7.8731° or 7° 52′ 23″ eastElevation
628 metres (2,060 feet)Open location code
9FF9FVWF+P6OpenStreetMap ID
way 756226048OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9151020
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Bessøy” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Bessøy”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kjetilsbekk and Besstøyl.
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Highlights include Bessefjell, Dalen and Osen.
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