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Kviting Destination Guide

Touring Kviting in Norway

Kviting in the region of Rogaland is located in Norway - some 195 mi or ( 313 km ) West of Oslo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kviting

Time in Kviting is now 05:43 PM (Sunday) . 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: Esbjerg, Vistvik, Tunge, Tjoraberga, and Tananger. Being here already, consider visiting Esbjerg . 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 Kviting ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Livet på Kvitsøy-trailer

1:55 min by Reidar Johannessen
Views: 1617 Rating: 4.33

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

1:44 min by oceanis46
Views: 1439 Rating: 4.50

Sailing from Skudeneshavn to Stavanger, it's a windy day. ..


Boknafjorden

0:21 min by Baseiler
Views: 321 Rating: 0.00

Hjem over Boknafjorden ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Kvitsøy Tower

Kvitsøy Tower is the name for the aerial tower of the 1200 kilowatt transmitter of the broadcasting company of Norway for the frequency 1314 kHz, which was built in 1981/82. Kvitsøy-Tower is 117.5 metres high, free standing, and constructed of a grounded steel framework. Horizontal crossbars are located at its top and at a height of 67.5 metres above ground to support the cables for a medium wave aerial, which are strung parallel to the tower.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.07 5.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1982 establishments in Norway, Kvitsøy, Norkring, Transmitter sites in Norway

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 €.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.07 5.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Bokn, European Route E39 in Norway, Kvitsøy, Proposed tunnels in Norway, Randaberg, Subsea tunnels in Norway

Ystabø

Ystabø is the administrative centre of Kvitsøy municipality, Norway. Its population is 388.

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Located at 59.07 5.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Villages in Rogaland

Ydstebøhavn

Ydstebøhavn is the administrative centre of Kvitsøy municipality, Norway. Its population (2005) is 388.

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Located at 59.06 5.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Kvitsøy, Villages in Rogaland

Kvitsøy Lighthouse

Kvitsøy Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse and heritage building in the municipality of Kvitsøy in Rogaland, Norway. The first lighthouse at the site was established in 1700. Kvitsøy Lighthouse was automated in 1969, and has been a protected building since 1998.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 59.06 5.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1700 establishments in Norway, Lighthouses completed in 1700, Lighthouses in Rogaland, Listed lighthouses in Norway