Åkvåg

Åkvåg is a hamlet in Risør, Agder. Åkvåg is situated nearby to the locality Koveto, as well as near Sild.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lyngør Lighthouse.

Lyngør Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Lyngør Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located on the island of Kjeholmen in the Lyngør area of Tvedestrand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. Established in 1879, the lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997. Lyngør Lighthouse is situated 4 km southwest of Åkvåg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Krabbesund and Nipe.

Krabbesund

Hamlet

Krabbesund is a coastal village in Risør Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located, along the Skagerrak coast, just south of the village of Fie.

Nipe

Hamlet

Nipe is a village in Risør Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located near the Skagerrak coast, about 4 kilometres south of the village of Sandnes and the Sandnesfjorden and about 3 kilometres northeast of the village of Gjeving in the neighboring Tvedestrand Municipality.

Fie

Hamlet

Fie is a village in Risør Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located near the Skagerrak coastline in southeastern Norway. The village sits just north of the coastal village of Krabbesund, about 3 kilometres east of the village of Sandnes, and about 3 kilometres south of the town of Risør, located across the nearby Sandnesfjorden. Fie is situated 2½ km northeast of Åkvåg.

Åkvåg

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Akvag”
Category: locality
Location: Risør, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

58.66607° or 58° 39′ 58″ north

Longitude

9.18125° or 9° 10′ 53″ east

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

9FCFM58J+CF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4468933236

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

9423995

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In Other Languages

“Åkvåg” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Åkvåg”

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Localities in the Area

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