Helgeland

Helgeland is the southern part of in , between and the Arctic Circle right in the centre of Norway. The Helgeland coast is characterised by a wide belt of islands stretching some 50 km into the Atlantic and fjords that cut deep into the mainland.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Mo i Rana.

is a town in the municipality of Rana, Helgeland, , located 80 km south of the Arctic Circle. It is the second largest town in Nordland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Melfjordbotn.

Village
or Melfjorden is a village in Rødøy Municipality in county, . The village is located at the eastern end of the , southwest of the glacier.

Helgeland

Latitude
66.5° or 66° 30′ north
Longitude
13.75° or 13° 45′ east
Elevation
380 metres (1,247 feet)
Open location code
9FRMGQ22+22
Geo­Names ID
3153187
Wiki­data ID
Q1480452
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Helgeland” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: هيلجلاند
  • Belarusian: Хельгелан
  • Catalan: Helgeland
  • Chinese: 海尔格兰
  • Croatian: Helgeland
  • Czech: Helgeland
  • Danish: Helgeland
  • Dutch: Helgeland
  • Estonian: Helgeland
  • Finnish: Helgeland
  • French: Helgeland
  • German: Halogaland
  • German: Hålogaland
  • German: Helgeland
  • Japanese: ヘルゲラン
  • Javanese: Helgeland
  • Malay: Helgeland
  • Northern Sami: Helgeland
  • Northern Sami: Helgelánda
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Helgeland
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Indre Helgeland
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nord-Helgeland
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ytre Helgeland
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Helgeland
  • Norwegian: Helgeland
  • Persian: هلگلند
  • Russian: Хельгеланд
  • Russian: Хельгеланн
  • Serbo-Croatian: Helgeland
  • South Azerbaijani: هلقلاند
  • Spanish: Helgeland
  • Swedish: Helgeland
  • Ukrainian: Гельгеланн
  • Western Panjabi: ہیلجلینڈ

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Helgeland”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.