Vågan
Vågan is a hamlet in Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland. Vågan is situated nearby to the locality Gammelgården, as well as near the hamlet Vik.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leknes and Napp.
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 5 km southeast of Vågan.
Napp
Village
Napp is a small fishing village in Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern part of the island of Flakstadøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Napp is situated 7 km southwest of Vågan.
Gravdal
Village
Photo: Hakrist, Public domain.
Gravdal is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Vestvågøya in the central part of the Lofoten archipelago, north of the Arctic Circle. Gravdal is situated 7 km south of Vågan.
Vågan
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Vagan”
- Category: locality
- Location: Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.18177° or 68° 10′ 54″ northLongitude
13.52537° or 13° 31′ 31″ eastElevation
80 metres (262 feet)Open location code
9FWM5GJG+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 5766423667OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
9471378
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Russian—“Vågan” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Vågan”
- Russian: “Воган”
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Localities in the Area
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