Birkås power station
Birkås power station is an industrial building in Høyanger, Western Norway. Birkås power station is situated nearby to the nature reserve Sørebømyrane, as well as near the waterfall Sørebøfossen.Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: hydroelectric power station in Høyanger municipality, Vestland county, Norway
- Also known as: “Birkås”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vadheim.
Vadheim
Village
Photo: Milford, Public domain.
Vadheim is a village in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the north shore of the Sognefjorden, along the small Vadheimsfjorden branch. Vadheim is situated 7 km east of Birkås power station.
Birkås power station
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Høyanger, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.21206° or 61° 12′ 43″ northLongitude
5.69101° or 5° 41′ 28″ eastInception
2006Operator
SmåkraftOpen location code
9FH76M6R+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1107664681OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q25425580
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Birkås power station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Birkås kraftverk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Birkås”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Birkås kraftverk”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Birkås”
- Norwegian: “Birkås kraftverk”
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Highlights include Heldalsvatn and Sørebømyrane.
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