Giken
Giken is a hill in Fauske, Nordland and has an elevation of 440 metres. Giken is situated nearby to the locality Sandnes, as well as near the village Sulitjelma.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sulitjelma Church and Lomi Hydroelectric Power Station.
Sulitjelma Church
Church
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Sulitjelma Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sulitjelma.
Lomi Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lomi Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It utilizes a drop of 580 meters between its intake reservoir on Lomivatnet, which can be regulated at a level between 708 m and 649 m.
Fagerli Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
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The Fagerli Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It utilizes a drop of 232 meters between its intake reservoir at Nedre Daja and Langvatnet in Sulitjelma. Fagerli Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 2½ km southwest of Giken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sulitjelma.
Sulitjelma
Photo: Frankemann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sulitjelma is a village and former mining town in the Fauske municipality of Nordland, Norway. It is a trailhead for treks to the Sulitjelmaisen and Blåmansisen glaciers and nearby fells, as well as for the 800 km Nordkalottleden trail.
Giken
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 440 metres
- Description: hill in Norway
- Category: landform
- Location: Fauske, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Norwegian—“Giken” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Гикен”
- Cebuano: “Giken”
- Dutch: “Giken”
- Norwegian: “Giken”
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