Skarstein

Skarstein or Skardstein is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along Norwegian County Road 82 on the northeastern part of the island of Andøya, along the Andfjorden. The village of Andenes lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north, and the village of Fiskenes lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northeast.

Skarstein
Skardstein
Village
Skarstein is located in Nordland
Skarstein
Skarstein
Location in Nordland
Skarstein is located in Norway
Skarstein
Skarstein
Skarstein (Norway)
Coordinates: 69.2481°N 16.1290°E / 69.2481; 16.1290
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
MunicipalityAndøy
Elevation7 m (23 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8485 Dverberg

Trivia

The village itself is named after a large rock near the local harbor, named Skarvesteinen, meaning "The Cormorant rock" in Norwegian. Its name is derived from the Cormorants that usually inhabit the rock's surface.

References

  1. "Skarstein, Andøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-01.


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