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Touring Viker in Norway
Viker in the region of Østfold county is located in Norway - some 61 mi or ( 98 km ) South of Oslo , the country's capital city .
Time in Viker is now 08:20 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Ovre Kile, and Nord-Koster. Being here already, consider visiting Copenhagen . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Viker ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Summer holiday 2009 Day 1
Dragonfly 35 Touring, perfect start of 4 weeks of sailing ..
Vinter tur på Hvaler
atv,ATV, kjøring, trip, can-am 500, Can-Am, snow, brøyting, can-am snow plow ..
Hvaler
Sunday trip to Hvaler GoPro helmetmount with a lot of windnoise! :( ..
RIB trip
RIB-trip in the Oslofjord Norway. Date 8th march 2008 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Hvaler Tunnel
The Hvaler Tunnel is a subsea road tunnel which connects the island of Kirkøy to the rest of Hvaler, Norway. The tunnel opened in 1989 and is 3,751 meters long and 120 meters deep with an incline of 10% at its steepest point, located on Norwegian County Road 108.
Located at 59.04 10.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Asmaløy
Asmaløy is an island in Hvaler municipality of Østfold county, Norway. Asmaløy is one of the larger islands in the archipelago of Hvaler which consists of over 800 islands, islets, skerries and reefs located in the outer Oslofjord. Hvaler tunnel (Hvalertunnelen) joins Asmaløy with Kirkeøy, the largest island in the municipality and the site of the administrative centre at Skjærhalden. Hvaler tunnel is an underwater tunnel on Highway 108 (Rv108).
Located at 59.07 10.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Akerøya
Akerøya is an uninhabited island in Hvaler in Østfold, Norway. The island has an area of 1.6 km². On the islet Festningholmen near Akerøya is Akerøya Fort from the 17th century, part of the fortifications of Fredrikstad Fortress. Akerøya was protected as a nature reserve from 1978, and is included in the Ytre Hvaler National Park from 2009.
Located at 59.05 10.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Lauer, Norway
Lauer is a small island in the Hvaler municipality in South-East Norway. The Hvaler islands are located in the Oslofjord, not far from the border with Sweden. The name "Lauer" is derived from Old Norse "Laufey", "the leafy island". Laufey was a giantess. The island was first settled in the 17th century. Today, there are around 30 homes on Lauer, used as vacation homes in the summer only. Up until the 1980s, the island was inhabited all year round. There is a cottage for hire on the island.
Located at 59.01 11.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Rød
Rød is a village on the island Asmaløy in Hvaler municipality, Norway. Its population is 330. Rød and Røed (identical pronunciations) are relatively common farm names in southeastern parts of Norway, hence both relatively common as family names and place names, especially in the county of Vestfold.
Located at 59.07 10.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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