Søpleskjær

Søpleskjær is an island in Hvaler, Østfold, Innlandet. Søpleskjær is situated nearby to the locality Sjursholmen, as well as near Ytre havn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Homlungen Lighthouse and Lauer.

Homlungen Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Homlungen Lighthouse is a fully automated leading lighthouse situated on a skerry in the archipelago municipality of Hvaler, Norway. The lighthouse and surrounding buildings, which include residences, outhouse, a well, and engine house are proposed protected as a national park.

Lauer

Island

Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lauer is a small island in the Hvaler municipality in South-East Norway. The Hvaler islands are located in the Oslofjord, not far from the border with Sweden.

Hvaler

Church

Photo: Siri J, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hvaler is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skjærhalden and Korshavn.

Skjærhalden

Village

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Skjærhalden is the administrative centre of Hvaler municipality, Norway. It is located on the island Kirkeøy, location of the Ytre Hvaler National Park center. Its population is 642.

Korshavn

Hamlet

Korshavn is a fishing village in Hvaler municipality, Østfold county, Norway.

Kebal

Village

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Kebal is a locality situated in Strömstad Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 258 inhabitants in 2010. Kebal is situated 10 km southeast of Søpleskjær.

Søpleskjær

Type: Island
Also known as: “Sopleskjaer”
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Hvaler, Østfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.01063° or 59° 0′ 38″ north

Longitude

11.02937° or 11° 1′ 46″ east

Open location code

9FFH226H+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 295635871

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

9721484

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In Other Languages

“Søpleskjær” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Søpleskjær”

Localities in the Area

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