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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	Northwest
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7314,Lat: 62.2879
Elevation	9 meter above sea level
Local time	5:30:03am
At island	Gurskøya
Name province/region	Møre og Romsdal
Name Subregion	Herøy

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Moltustranda	5.5 km	West
2 Haddal	7.2 km	East
3 Fosnavåg/Leinstrand	7.8 km	NorthWest
4 Ulsteinvik	8.8 km	NorthEast
5 Kvalsund	9.3 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	377 km	SouthEast
2 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	652 km	West
3 Stockholm	Sweden	753 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Tjørvåg lies at the Norwegian Sea (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Moere and Romsdal. The nearest bigger lake is Hornindalsvatnet (50.3 km² at a height of around 52 meter above sea level) at a distance of 45.6 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Gurskøya. The distance to the mainland is 1.8 km.

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 329.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 462 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 14%, low location: 41%, hill: 34%, low mountains: 11%, 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 223 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Ørsta-Volda Airport, Hovden (at a distance of 21 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.6 km2

Nature

44.9 km2

84.3%

Wet nature

2.5 km2

4.7%

Agriculture

3.4 km2

6.3%

Urban area

0.6 km2

1.1%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tjørvåg in country Norway

Tjørvåg 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	77 km	EastSouthEast
2 Urnes Stave Church	Norway	138 km	SouthEast
3 Bryggen	Norway	211 km	South

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Filming Location	IMDB Tjørvåg
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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	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	75 %
Daylength at 26 April 2024:	15 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	05:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:33 Europe/Amsterdam