Explore Sand in Norway
Sand in the region of Rogaland is a town in Norway - some 159 mi or ( 256 km ) West of Oslo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Sand is now 12:06 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: Aarhus, Aalborg, Ytre Asaroy, Vanvik, and Tysse. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Aarhus . 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 Sand ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Haukelifjell, april 2010
We decided to take a trip to Haukelifjell, and with such perfect weather, I just had to take out the camera. This day was the best day of skiing this season! :D PS: Because of some copiright problems, ..
TRAILER NORUEGA 2007
Ya disponible NORUEGA ESPECTACULAR ..
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Sand, Rogaland
Sand is a village and former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality was created by a split from Jelsa in 1859. At that time Sand had 1,600 inhabitants. On 1 January 1965 Sand was incorporated into the neighboring municipality Suldal. Prior to the merger Sand had 1,135 inhabitants. The village Sand has a population of 1,157. It is the administrative centre of Suldal municipality.
Located at 59.49 6.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Suldalslågen
The Suldalslågen (or Lågen) river is located in Rogaland County in southwest Norway. Suldalslågen has a natural watershed of 1463 km² of which 75% is above timberline in high mountain areas, making it western Norway's largest river. The Suldalslågen and upstream watercourse is heavily dammed and regulated (including transfer of water across catchmetn borders) for hydroelectric power generation, and represents ~6% of Norway's total hydroelectric power generation.
Located at 59.48 6.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Hylsfjord
Hylsfjord is a fjord in the municipality Suldal in Rogaland, Norway. It is a 20 km long branch of the fjord Boknafjord. The Hylen Hydroelectric Power Station is located in the inner end of Hylsfjord.
Located at 59.52 6.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Saudafjord
Saudafjord (or Saudafjorden, the suffix "-en" is a form of the definite article in the Norwegian language) is a fjord which stretches from Sandsfjorden in Suldal, a municipality in the county of Rogaland Norway. It extends to the municipality and central town, Sauda. Saudafjorden is an outlying fjord among the numerous fjords opening to the sea at Boknafjord, and stretches furthest north in Rogaland. Saudafjord is an open, wide fjord with a depth approaching 400 meters.
Located at 59.52 6.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Erfjord
Erfjord is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It was created when the municipality Jelsa was split in two on January 1, 1914. Erfjord had 617 inhabitants by the time of the creation. On January 1, 1965 Erfjord (then with 610 inhabitants) was merged with Sand and Suldal as well as parts of Jelsa and Imsland. The new municipality was named Suldal.
Located at 59.35 6.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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