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Oya Destination Guide

Touring Oya in Norway

Oya in the region of Nordland is located in Norway - some 468 mi or ( 754 km ) North of Oslo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Oya

Time in Oya is now 02:08 AM (Monday) . 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: Östersund, Ytre Kvaroya, Trondheim, Tonnes, and Smaskogan. Being here already, consider visiting Östersund . 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 Oya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Crossing the Arctic Circle on MS Finnmarken

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Nordstjernen_20120320001

3:49 min by Garry1703
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Letzte Reise der MS Nordstjernen in der Hurtigrute. 20. März 2012 Passage entlang des alten Handelsplatzes Selsøyvik. ..


Hurtigruten Timelapse Part 3/3

0:50 min by netwuz
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Timelapse of the Northbound Hurtigruten Trip with the MS Vesteralen. The Timelapse Covers the Route between the Artic Circle and Ørnes. After 30 sec an excursion Ship picks up Passengers for the trip ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Gjerøy

Gjerøy or Gjerdøya is an island in the municipality of Rødøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in a group of islands. It is south of Rødøya, north of Rangsundøya, and west of Renga. The main village on the island is Gjerøy.

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Located at 66.61 12.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Islands of Nordland, Populated places of Arctic Norway, Rødøy, Villages in Nordland

Rødøy Church

Rødøy Church is a parish church in the municipality of Rødøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Rødøya. The church is part of the Rødøy parish in the Nord-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1885 and it seats about 700 people. The church had a fire in 2009 after a lightning strike.

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Located at 66.66 13.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Churches in Nordland, Rødøy

Rødøya

Rødøya is an island in the municipality of Rødøy in Nordland county, Norway. It lies just north of Gjerdøya and west of the mainland. The 8.5-square-kilometre island is located just west of the mouth of the Tjongsfjorden. There are ferry connections from the village of Rødøy to Jektvika on the mainland and to Gjerdøya. Rødøy Church is located in the village of Rødøy on the south side of the island.

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Located at 66.69 13.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Islands of Nordland, Rødøy

Hestmona

Hestmona or Hestmannøy is an island on the border of the municipalities of Rødøy and Lurøy in Nordland county, Norway. The island of Nesøya lies to the west, Lurøya lies to the south, and the mainland at Tonnes lies to the east. The northern and eastern parts of the 13.6-square-kilometre island are flat and marshy. The Arctic Circle crosses the northern part of the island. There are ferry connections to the surrounding islands and to the mainland at Jektvika.

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Located at 66.53 12.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Islands of Nordland, Lurøy, Rødøy

HMS Syrtis (P241)

HMS Syrtis was an S class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on March 23, 1943. So far she has been the only ship to bear the name Syrtis, the Latin name for the Gulf of Gabes in the Mediterranean Sea. She served in home waters, and left Lerwick on March 16, 1944 to patrol off the Norwegian coast. On March 20 she was ordered to an area near Bodø. Two days later she sank the steamer Narvik with gunfire.

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Located at 66.75 13.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: 1943 ships, British S-class submarines (1931), Maritime incidents in 1944, Mersey-built ships, World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean, World War II submarines of the United Kingdom