Lysvasskardet

Lysvasskardet is a pass in Meløy, Nordland and has an elevation of 640 metres. Lysvasskardet is situated nearby to the locality Vintervegen, as well as near the hamlet Marken.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lysvatn power station.

Lysvatn power station

Industrial building

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lysvatn power station is an industrial building, which is situated 4 km south of Lysvasskardet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Storvik and Mevik.

Storvik

Village

Photo: Lasse Karstensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Storvik is a village in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located in the southern part of the municipality, about 4 kilometres northeast of the village of Mevik and about 10 kilometres west of Sørfinnset. Storvik is situated 6 km north of Lysvasskardet.

Mevik

Quarter

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Mevik is a village in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the southwestern part of the municipality, about 4 kilometres west of the village of Storvik and about 10 kilometres northeast of the village of Reipå. Mevik is situated 6 km northwest of Lysvasskardet.

Ørnes

Town

Photo: michael clarke stuff, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nordland is a county in Northern Norway. Nordland has an endless and very rugged coastline with thousands of islands. Further inland there are high mountains, glaciers and plateaus. Ørnes is situated 8 km southwest of Lysvasskardet.

Lysvasskardet

Type: Pass with an elevation of 640 metres
Category: landform
Location: Meløy, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

66.9095° or 66° 54′ 34″ north

Longitude

13.85346° or 13° 51′ 13″ east

Elevation

640 metres (2,100 feet)

Open location code

9FRMWV53+Q9

GeoNames ID

9162076

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In Other Languages

“Lysvasskardet” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Lysvasskardet”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vintervegen and Marken.

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