Øksnes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northwestern part of the large island of Langøya, which is a part of the traditional region of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Myre. Other villages in Øksnes include Alsvåg, Barkestad, Breidstrand, Nyksund, Strengelvåg, and Stø.
Vesterålen is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of the Lofoten district and archipelago and west of the town of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county, including the municipalities of Andøy, Bø, Hadsel, Sortland, and Øksnes.
Straume is the administrative centre of Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The village is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the village of Bø and the village of Eidet, in the west central part of the municipality.
Langøya is the third largest island of Norway, with an area of 850.2 square kilometres (328.3 sq mi). The island is a part of the Vesterålen archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The island includes the municipalities of Bø and Øksnes as well as parts of the municipalities of Sortland and Hadsel.
Hovden is a fishing village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the northern tip of a peninsula on the island of Langøya, on the west side of the Malnesfjorden. The ocean lies to the north and west of the village. The road that goes to Hovden ends at the village. The habitation of Hovden, on the outermost point on a peninsula of the third-largest island in Norway (Langøya) is because of the closeness to the rich fishing banks off of the Vesterålen archipelago. Fish processing and fishing are the main employment of dwellers in Hovden.
Utskor or Utskår is a village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern side of Malnesfjorden on the western part of the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The village of Eidet lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the south, at the end of the fjord.
Eidet or Eide is a village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the large island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The village is located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of the municipal centre of Straume. Malnes Church was moved here from the small village of Malnes, just south of the village of Hovden in 1829.
Malnes is a small settlement in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the mouth of Malnesfjorden in the northwest part the island of Langøya. Malnes is now considered the southwestern part of the village of Hovden, but it was formerly a separate farming settlement.
County Road 915 is a 17.49-kilometer (10.87 mi) road in the municipality of Bø in Nordland County, Norway.
Malnesberget is a 529-metre (1,736 ft) mountain in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway. The mountain stands on the western side of the large island of Langøya, along the Malnesfjorden, just south of the villages of Hovden and Malnes. It can be climbed from the village of Malnes starting about 500 meters (1,600 ft) north of Tussen, a smaller hill located along Norwegian County Road 915, just west of Malnesberget.
Vågen is a village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the west side of the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago just west of the village of Nykvåg.
The Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve is located in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway.
The Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve is located in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway.
The Frugga Nature Reserve is located in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway.
County Road 820 is a 73.1-kilometer (45.4 mi) road in the municipalities of Bø, Øksnes, and Sortland in Nordland County, Norway. It starts in the village of Straumsnes in the municipality of Bø, where it continues south from County Road 901, circles around the west end of the island of Langøya through the Straume Nature Reserve to the village of Straume, and continues east to the Ryggedal Tunnel. It then passes through the municipality of Øksnes along the west shore of Ånnfjord and south shore of Skjellfjord before entering the municipality of Sortland. There it passes along the inner shore of Eidsfjord through Frøskeland, crosses Vikeid, where County Road 956 branches off to Vik, and then runs past the southwest shore of the Vikosen Nature Reserve and along the west side of Sortlandssundet strait, where it terminates at the town of Sortland.
Jørnfjorden is a fjord in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) long fjord is an arm of Eidsfjorden, cutting into the large island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The inlet to the ford lies between the villages of Straumsnes to the west and Guvåg to the east. The fjord extends 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) north to the village of Verhalsen. The fjord reaches a depth of 67 metres (220 ft) just northeast of the small village of Auvåg.
County Road 916, also known as Nykvågveien or Vågveien, is a 0.79-kilometer (0.49 mi) asphalt road in the municipality of Bø in Nordland County, Norway. The name Nykvågveien is also shared with County Road 915.
Museum Nord is a Norwegian museum consortium for the northern part of Nordland county, including the districts of Lofoten, Vesterålen, and Ofoten. The museum is set up as a foundation and was established on December 13, 2002. It opened in 2004 and it is one of three museum consortia in Nordland; the other two are the Helgeland Museum and the Nordland Museum.
