Bjørnsand
Bjørnsand is a farm in Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland. Bjørnsand is situated nearby to the hamlet Tangvåg, as well as near Mærvoll.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Himmeltindan and Saupstadfossen power station.
Himmeltindan
Peak
Photo: Ximonic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Himmeltindan is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Bjørnsand.
Saupstadfossen power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saupstadfossen power station is an industrial building, which is situated 2½ km north of Bjørnsand.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bøstad and Leknes.
Bøstad
Quarter
Bøstad is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E10 highway just next to the hamlet of Borg in the central part of the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Borge Church is located in Borg, very close to the village of Bøstad. Bøstad is situated 5 km east of Bjørnsand.
Leknes
Town
Photo: Paalsvendsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Leknes is situated 9 km south of Bjørnsand.
Bjørnsand
- Type: Farm
- Also known as: “Bjornsand”
- Categories: locality and agriculture
- Location: Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.23235° or 68° 13′ 56″ northLongitude
13.63252° or 13° 37′ 57″ eastElevation
200 metres (656 feet)Open location code
9FWM6JJM+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 9840554164OpenStreetMap feature
place=farmGeoNames ID
9471281
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In Other Languages
“Bjørnsand” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Bjørnsand”
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