Baksjøen
Baksjøen is an inlet in Rana Municipality, Nordland. Baksjøen is situated nearby to the hamlet Myklebustad, as well as near Sørsjona.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sjona Church and Sjona power station.
Sjona Church
Church
Photo: Sandivas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sjona Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Myklebustad. It is the church for the Sjona parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
Sjona power station
Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sjona power station is situated 3½ km east of Baksjøen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Myklebustad and Flostrand.
Myklebustad
Hamlet
Myklebustad is a village in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17 on the southern bank of the Sjona fjord, just west of the villages of Sjonbotn and Utskarpen. Sjona Church is located in the western part of Myklebustad, serving the western part of Rana Municipality.
Flostrand
Hamlet
Flostrand is a village in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17 on the northern bank of the Sjona fjord. Flostrand is situated 6 km northwest of Baksjøen.
Baksjøen
- Type: Inlet
- Also known as: “Baksjoen”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Rana Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
66.30537° or 66° 18′ 19″ northLongitude
13.48514° or 13° 29′ 7″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Open location code
9FRM8F4P+43GeoNames ID
9597583
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In Other Languages
“Baksjøen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Baksjøen”
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