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Discover Fornes in Norway

Fornes in the region of Nordland is a place located in Norway - some 635 mi or ( 1021 km ) North of Oslo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Fornes

Local time in Fornes is now 02:00 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sorsele, Tromsø, Svolvær, Svindalen, and Stokmarknes. When in this area, you might want to check out Sorsele . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Fornes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Baklengsmannen Gard

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Manhester United fan Gard Lehne Borch Michalsen sa, høsten 2011, dersom Manchester City vant PL, skulle han gå baklengs fra Sigerfjord til Bjørnskinn (60 km). Desverre vant City. ..

Risoyhamn

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Winterreise mit MS Nordstjernen von Kirkenes nach Bergen ..


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Die letzte Fahrt der MS Nordstjernen in der Hurtigrute. Anfahrt auf Risøyhamn 19.03.2012 ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Fornes Chapel

Fornes Chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Andøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fornes on the island of Hinnøya. The church is part of the Dverberg parish in the Vesterålen deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden chapel was built in 1965 to serve the part of Andøy located on Hinnøya island. The church seats about 120 people.

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Located at 68.86 15.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Andøy, Churches in Nordland

Forfjord

Forfjord is a fjord on the west side of Hinnøya island in Vesterålen in Northern Norway. Forfjord has about 70 inhabitants and is located 30 kilometers from Sortland and 70 kilometers from Andenes. The name is derived from its pine forest, as "Furu" and "Forra" translates to pine tree.

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Located at 68.85 15.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Fjords of Nordland, Sortland, Vesterålen

Risøysundet

Risøysundet is a strait between the islands of Andøya and Hinnøya in the Vesterålen archipelago in Norway. It is located in the municipality of Andøy in Nordland county. The 24-kilometre long strait has only one road crossing: the Andøy Bridge as part of the Norwegian County Road 82 connecting the villages of Risøyhamn and Dragnes. The strait flows between the Gavlfjorden/Sortlandssundet in the southwest and the Andfjorden in the northeast.

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Located at 68.92 15.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Andøy, Vesterålen

Sortlandssundet

Sortlandssundet is a strait or sound in the municipality of Sortland in Nordland county, Norway. It separates the islands of Langøya and Hinnøya and it connects to the Hadselfjorden in the south and the Gavlfjorden in the north. The Sortland Bridge is the only bridge that crosses the 30-kilometre long strait.

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Located at 68.80 15.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Sortland, Vesterålen

Andøy Bridge

Andøy Bridge is a cantilever road bridge that crosses the Risøysundet strait between the islands of Andøya and Hinnøya in Nordland county, Norway. The northern end of the bridge is located in the village of Risøyhamn. The bridge is 750 metres long, the main span is 110 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 30 metres . The bridge has 21 spans. Andøy Bridge was opened in 1974. It was one of four bridges that were built in the 1970s to connect the islands of Vesterålen to each other.

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Located at 68.96 15.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1974 establishments in Norway, Andøy, Bridges completed in 1974, Former toll bridges in Norway, Norwegian County Road 82, Road bridges in Nordland