Tårnskjer
Tårnskjer is an islet in Andøy Municipality, Nordland. Tårnskjer is situated nearby to the village Andenes, as well as near the quarter Vikan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Andenes Lighthouse and Andenes Church.
Andenes Lighthouse
Photo: Røed, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Andenes Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Andenes at the northern end of the island of Andøya in the Vesterålen archipelago.
Andenes Church
Church
Photo: Steve Cadman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Andenes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Andenes on the northern tip of the island of Andøya.
Andenes
Residential area
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Andenes or Ánddanjárga is the administrative centre of Andøy Municipality which is located in the Vesterålen district of Nordland county, Norway. The village of Andenes is the northernmost settlement of the island of Andøya. Andenes is situated 2½ km south of Tårnskjer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skarstein.
Skarstein
Hamlet
Skarstein is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along Norwegian County Road 82 on the northeastern part of the island of Andøya, along the Andfjorden. Skarstein is situated 10 km south of Tårnskjer.
Tårnskjer
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Tarnskjer”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Andøy Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
69.33392° or 69° 20′ 2″ northLongitude
16.12208° or 16° 7′ 20″ eastOpen location code
9FXR84MC+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 548624139OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9723122
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In Other Languages
“Tårnskjer” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Tårnskjer”
Localities in the Area
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