Prestvatn

Prestvatn is a nature reserve in , . Prestvatn is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
Photo: GPSLeo, CC0.
  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: protected area in Norway
  • Also known as: “Prestvatn landskapsvernområde”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tromsø Airport, Langnes and Tromsø Bridge.

Aerodrome
Photo: Jeroen Komen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tromsø Airport is an international airport located at , Norway, that serves the city of , Norway. Situated on the western shore of the island of , it features a 2,447-meter runway aligned 18/36.

Bridge
Photo: Lars Tiede, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a cantilever road bridge in the city of Tromsø which is located in in county, . It crosses the strait between on the mainland and the island of .

Public aquarium
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an aquarium situated in in , . It is the world's most northerly aquarium. It opened in May 1998. It had 167 thousand visitors in 2025.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tromsdalen and Kvaløysletta.

Suburb
Photo: Frokor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Romssavággi is an urban neighborhood in the city of Tromsø which is in in county, . It is located just to the east of the city centre on the mainland along the coast of the strait.

Village
Photo: MiraculixHB, Public domain.
is an urban neighborhood within the city of Tromsø which is part of in county, . The neighborhood is located on the eastern shore of the island of , about 5 kilometres northwest of the city centre of Tromsø.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Prestvatn

Latitude
69.6583° or 69° 39′ 30″ north
Longitude
18.9363° or 18° 56′ 11″ east
Inception
December 8th, 1995
Operator
Tromsø kommune
Open location code
9FXWMW5P+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 230773374
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q108113480
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Satellite Map

Discover Prestvatn from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Norwegian Bokmål to Spanish—“Prestvatn” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Prestvatn landskapsvernområde med dyrelivsfredning”
  • Spanish: “Prestvatn”

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