Vardetangen

View of the Vardetangen point

Vardetangen is a point in Austrheim municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. This place is notable in that it is the western-most mainland point in Norway proper.[1] The point is located on the mainland Lindås peninsula, jutting out into the Fensfjorden. It is located about 3.8 kilometres (2.4 mi) west of the Mongstad industrial area.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Norwegian Mapping Authority. "Ytterpunkter for kongeriket Norge" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  2. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Vardetangen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-04-01.

Coordinates: 60°48′36.61″N 04°56′43.18″E / 60.8101694°N 4.9453278°E / 60.8101694; 4.9453278

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