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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0431,Lat: 62.5022
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	0:08:08am
At island	Giske
Name province/region	Møre og Romsdal
Name Subregion	Giske

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Leitebakk	2.7 km	South
2 Nordstrand	4.8 km	EastNorthEast
3 Ålesund	6.8 km	EastSouthEast
4 Hoffland	8.1 km	East
5 Roald	9.9 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	382 km	SouthEast
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	668 km	West
3 Stockholm	Sweden	747 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Giske lies at the Norwegian Sea (direction SouthWest). The nearest bigger lake is Hornindalsvatnet (50.3 km² at a height of around 52 meter above sea level) at a distance of 61.5 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Giske. The distance to the mainland is 9.1 km.

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 310.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 435 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 37%, low location: 50%, hill: 13%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
KYSTBYGDENE PÅ VESTLANDET

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 249 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ålesund Airport, Vigra (at a distance of 7.8 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

6.4 km2

32.9%

Wet nature

1.3 km2

6.4%

Agriculture

8.6 km2

43.9%

Urban area

2.4 km2

12.1%

Rock-Sand

0.5 km2

2.5%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Giske in country Norway

Giske at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord	Norway	72 km	SouthEast
2 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	150 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Bryggen	Norway	237 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Giske
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Giske

Type of weather in Giske	broken clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	66 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	16 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	05:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:41 Europe/Amsterdam