Kverkan
Kverkan is a hill in Vågan, Nordland and has an elevation of 560 metres. Kverkan is situated nearby to the quarter Laupstad, as well as near the locality Grunnførfjord.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lofoten and Kvitfossen power station.
Lofoten
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Kvitfossen power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kvitfossen power station is an industrial building, which is situated 3½ km south of Kverkan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laupstad and Liland.
Laupstad
Quarter
Photo: David Torras, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laupstad is a village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Austvågøya at the end of the Austnesfjorden, about 3 kilometres north of the village of Liland. Laupstad is situated 3 km east of Kverkan.
Liland
Hamlet
Liland is a village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Austvågøya, about 3 kilometres south of the village of Laupstad on the eastern bank of the Austnesfjorden. Liland is situated 4½ km southeast of Kverkan.
Sanden
Hamlet
Sanden is a village in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Hadselfjorden on the northern part of the island of Austvågøya, not far from the border with Vågan Municipality and about 10 kilometres west of the village of Fiskebøl. Sand Church is located in Sanden. Sanden is situated 8 km north of Kverkan.
Kverkan
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 560 metres
- Description: hill in Norway
- Category: landform
- Location: Vågan, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Norwegian—“Kverkan” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кверкан”
- Cebuano: “Kverkan”
- Dutch: “Kverkan”
- Norwegian: “Kverkan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grunnførfjord and Vestpollen.
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Highlights include Rundfloget and Breidtinden.
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