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Kvalsund

Kvalsund

General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.5961,Lat: 62.3426
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	0:03:30am
At island	Nerlandsøya
Name province/region (Fylke)	Møre og Romsdal
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommune)	Herøy

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fosnavåg/Leinstrand	1.9 km	East
2 Kvalsvik	3.5 km	NorthWest
3 Remøy	3.8 km	NorthEast
4 Moltustranda	5.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Tjørvåg	9.3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	387 km	SouthEast
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	645 km	West
3 Stockholm	Sweden	762 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Kvalsund lies at the Norwegian Sea (direction SouthSouthEast). The nearest bigger lake is Hornindalsvatnet (50.3 km² at a height of around 52 meter above sea level) at a distance of 54.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Nerlandsøya. The distance to the mainland is 14.4 km.

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 335.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 470 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 33%, low location: 47%, hill: 20%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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 229 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ørsta-Volda Airport, Hovden (at a distance of 31 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

20.4 km2

72.3%

Agriculture

4.2 km2

15%

Urban area

3 km2

10.6%

Rock-Sand

0.2 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kvalsund in country Norway

Kvalsund 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	86 km	EastSouthEast
2 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	148 km	SouthEast
3 Bryggen	Norway	217 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fosnavåg

Type of weather in Fosnavåg	broken clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	990 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 11 December 2025:	5 hour and 13 minutes
Sunrise :	09:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	15:07 Europe/Amsterdam