Selvær

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Selvær
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Selvær
Location in Nordland
Geography
Location Nordland, Norway
Coordinates 66°35′15″N12°14′30″E / 66.5874°N 12.2417°E / 66.5874; 12.2417 Coordinates: 66°35′15″N12°14′30″E / 66.5874°N 12.2417°E / 66.5874; 12.2417
Administration
County Nordland
Municipality Træna

Selvær is an island and fishing village in the municipality of Træna in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the main island of Husøya and about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Nesøya. The 70 or so residents make their living by fishing or fishing-related fields. Historically, there was also some farming done on the island. The only access to Selvær is by a public ferry from Husøya or by personal boats. [1]

Træna Municipality in Nordland, Norway

Træna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the island/village of Husøya. Other population centres include Selvær and Sanna.

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 Northwestern 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.

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References

  1. "Selvær (Træna)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-01-30.