Kårvåg

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Kårvåg
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Kårvåg
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Kårvåg
Kårvåg (Norway)
Coordinates: 63°00′48″N07°26′35″E / 63.01333°N 7.44306°E / 63.01333; 7.44306 Coordinates: 63°00′48″N07°26′35″E / 63.01333°N 7.44306°E / 63.01333; 7.44306
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Nordmøre
Municipality Averøy Municipality
Area [1]
  Total 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Elevation [2] 17 m (56 ft)
Population (2013) [1]
  Total 288
  Density 900/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code6530 Averøy

Kårvåg is a village in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the west side of the island of Averøya near the east end of the Atlanterhavsveien. The village of Kornstad lies to the south and the village of Langøyneset is to the north. The 0.32-square-kilometre (79-acre) village has a population (2013) of 288, which gives the village a population density of 900 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,300/sq mi). [1]

Møre og Romsdal County (fylke) of Norway

Møre og RomsdalUrban East Norwegian: [²møːrə ɔ ˈrʊmsdɑːl](listen) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Oppland, and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the largest town. The county is governed by the Møre og Romsdal County Municipality which includes an elected county council and a county mayor. The national government is represented by the county governor.

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.

Averøya island in Norway

Averøya is an island in the municipality of Averøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located north of the Romsdal peninsula surrounded by the Kornstadfjord on the west and the Kvernesfjord on the south and east. The main villages on the 165-square-kilometre (64 sq mi) island include Bruhagen, Kvernes, Kornstad, Kårvåg, Langøy, and Bremsnes.

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