Sørarnøy

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Sørarnøy (Norway)
Coordinates: 67°08′11″N13°58′01″E / 67.1363°N 13.9669°E / 67.1363; 13.9669 Coordinates: 67°08′11″N13°58′01″E / 67.1363°N 13.9669°E / 67.1363; 13.9669
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Salten
Municipality Gildeskål Municipality
Elevation
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16 m (52 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
8135 Sørarnøy

Sørarnøy or Sør-Arnøy [2] is a small fishing village in the municipality of Gildeskål in Nordland county, Norway. The village covers the majority of the island of Sørarnøya. The closest town to Sørarnøy is Bodø, to the north, which can be reached by boat. [3]

Fishing village village with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood

A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000 mi). From Neolithic times, these coastlines, as well as the shorelines of inland lakes and the banks of rivers, have been punctuated with fishing villages. Most surviving fishing villages are traditional.

Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland, Norway

Gildeskål is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Bodø Region and the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Inndyr. Other villages include Forstranda, Lekanger, Mevik, Mårnes, Nygårdsjøen, Saura, Storvika, Sør-Arnøy, Sørfinnset, and Våg.

Nordland County (fylke) of Norway

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Sørarnøya island in Gildeskål, Norway

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Old Gildeskål Church Church in Nordland, Norway

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Gildeskål Church Church in Nordland, Norway

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Saura Church Church in Nordland, Norway

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Sørfjorden Chapel Church in Nordland, Norway

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Mevik Village in Northern Norway, Norway

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Lekanger Village in Northern Norway, Norway

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Láhko National Park national park in Nordland, Norway

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Tenna, Nordland island in Herøy, Norway

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Fugløya, Gildeskål island in Gildeskål, Norway

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References

  1. ↑ "Sør-Arnøy, Gildeskål (Nordland)". yr.no . Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  2. ↑ "Stadnamn og skrivemåten for stadnamn" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  3. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-07-14). "Sørarnøy – tettbebyggelse". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 2019-01-30.


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