Explore Are in Norway
Are in the region of Rogaland is a town in Norway - some 193 mi or ( 311 km ) West of Oslo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Are is now 04:21 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Esbjerg, Ystabo, Tunge, Stavanger, and Snorteland. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Esbjerg . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Are ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Livet på Kvitsøy-trailer
Hva skjer i Norges minste kommune, i areal, en vanlig sommerdag? Denne filmen viser litt av Kvitsøys dagligliv på land og i vann, noen vakre dager i august 2011. Folk er i aktivitet, enten på arbeid e ..
Sailing Boknafjorden in Oceanis 46
Sailing from Skudeneshavn to Stavanger, it's a windy day. ..
Boknafjorden
Hjem over Boknafjorden ..
Part 2 of the Norwegian Fjord Cruise
The Funicular Train up Mt Floin in Bergan and the Cruise leaving Bergen en route to Geiranger Fjord. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Boknafjord
The Boknafjord is a Norwegian fjord located in the county of Rogaland, between the cities Stavanger and Haugesund. The fjord is shared between the municipalities of Kvitsøy, Rennesøy, Finnøy, Tysvær, Bokn and Karmøy. There are serious plans to build Rogfast, a planned sub-sea tunnel under the Boknafjord and the Kvitsøyfjord. It will the be about 24 km long and 350 m deep, and the longest and deepest underwater road tunnel in the world.
Located at 59.17 5.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Føresvik
Føresvik is the administrative centre of Bokn municipality, Norway.
Located at 59.23 5.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
USS Zeppelin (1914)
USS Zeppelin was a passenger liner launched in 1914 as SS Zeppelin by Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack, Germany, for Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL). Due to the First World War she never entered NDL service. She had a career after the war first under White Star Line control, then briefly as the troop ship USS Zeppelin, next as the Orient SN Co liner SS Ormuz and finally back with NDL as SS Dresden.
Located at 59.20 5.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Rogfast
Rogfast (from "Rogaland fast forbindelse", "Rogaland fixed connection") is a planned sub-sea northward tunnel between Randaberg near Stavanger and Bokn in Rogaland, Norway. The tunnel is planned as a 25 km connection below the Boknafjord and Kvitsøfjord. A connection to Kvitsøy will be added. The project will be a world record with respect to length and maximum depth (380 m below sea level). The cost of the project is assumed to be around 500-600 million €.
Located at 59.07 5.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Ystabø
Ystabø is the administrative centre of Kvitsøy municipality, Norway. Its population is 388.
Located at 59.07 5.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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