Kaljord

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Kaljord
Kaljord (Norway)
Coordinates: 68°31′32″N15°16′23″E / 68.52556°N 15.27306°E / 68.52556; 15.27306 Coordinates: 68°31′32″N15°16′23″E / 68.52556°N 15.27306°E / 68.52556; 15.27306
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Vesterålen
Municipality Hadsel
Elevation [1] 7 m (23 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code8414 Hennes

Kaljord is a village in the municipality of Hadsel in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the Hadselfjorden on the island of Hinnøya. The area surrounding Kaljord is known as Innlandet or Hadsel Innland and it includes the neighboring villages of Hennes, Kvitnes, Kvantoelv, and Fiskfjord.

Hadsel Municipality in Nordland, Norway

Hadsel is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stokmarknes. Other villages in Hadsel include Fiskebøl, Gjerstad, Grønning, Grytting, Hanøyvika, Hennes, Kaljord, Melbu, Sanden, and Sandnes.

Nordland County (fylke) of Norway

Nordland is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is in Bodø. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen has been administered from Nordland since 1995.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

There are approximately 600 people that live in the area. Kaljord lies at the east end of the main road, with shops, petrol stations, a quay, and a ferry terminal (with connections to Lonkan and Hanøyvika, along the E10 highway). [2] There used to also be farms and a boat company in and around Kaljord. Møysalen National Park is located a short distance to the east.

European route E10 highway in Norway and Sweden

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Møysalen National Park national park in Nordland, Norway

Møysalen National Park is a national park located on the island of Hinnøya in Nordland county, Norway. The park was established in 2003 to preserve undisturbed coastal alpine landscape. The scenery is characterized by peaks jutting out of the ocean and fjords, the highest point is the 1,262-metre (4,140 ft) tall Møysalen mountain. The park mostly lies in Lødingen Municipality, but the far northern part crosses over into Sortland Municipality.

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Hadsel Church Church in Nordland, Norway

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Grønning Village in Northern Norway, Norway

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Hennes, Norway Village in Northern Norway, Norway

Hennes is a small village in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located just west of the village of Kaljord along the Hadselfjorden on the island of Hinnøya, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the town of Stokmarknes. The village is home to Innlandet Church, which serves the eastern part of the municipality.

References

  1. ↑ "Kaljord" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  2. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Hadsel: Samferdsel" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-07-25.
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