Vågen, Nordland

Vågen is a village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the west side of the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago just west of the village of Nykvåg.

Vågen
Settlement
Vågen is located in Nordland
Vågen
Vågen
Location in Nordland
Vågen is located in Norway
Vågen
Vågen
Vågen (Norway)
Coordinates: 68.7776°N 14.4659°E / 68.7776; 14.4659
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyNordland
DistrictVesterålen
Municipality
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8475 Straumsjøen

Geography

Vågen is connected to the neighboring village of Nykvåg by County Road 916, which branches off from County Road 915 in Nykvåg and runs east before circling around Nykvåg bay to the quay in Vågen.[2] The hill Gårdsnyken (127 meters or 417 feet)[3] rises northwest of Vågen. The Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve, encompassing the Nykan islands, lies east of Vågen.[4]

References

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