Piggåsen
Piggåsen is a hill in Vågan, Nordland. Piggåsen is situated nearby to the quarter Hopen, as well as near Ørsvåg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hill
- Description: hill in Norway
- Also known as: “Piggasen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vågakallen.
Vågakallen
Peak
Photo: Mg-k, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vågakallen is a mountain in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It has a height of about 943 metres, and is located in the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The mountain was first ascended by Martin Hoff Ekroll about 1885. Vågakallen is situated 2½ km west of Piggåsen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Henningsvær.
Henningsvær
Village
Photo: Martin de Lusenet, CC BY 2.0.
Lofoten is a group of islands in the northern part of Norway. With its postcard-looking small fishing villages nestled in fjords dotting a very rugged coast with abrupt peaks rising directly from the ocean, the archipelago is often described as one of the most scenic parts of Norway. Henningsvær is situated 8 km southwest of Piggåsen.
Piggåsen
- Category: landform
- Location: Vågan, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Piggåsen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Piggåsen”
- Dutch: “Piggåsen”
- Norwegian: “Piggåsen”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hopen and Ørsvåg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sankthanshaugen and Gløshaugen.
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