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Norwegian County Road 915
County Road 915 ( no, Fylkesvei 915) is a road in the municipality of Bø in Nordland County, Norway. The road starts in the village of Rise, where it branches off from County Road 820, and then crosses the low isthmus to the village of Eidet, where County Road 917 branches off north towards the village of Grimstad. It then follows the sea to Sandvika, where it turns inland and runs along the west side of Bufjellet hill () before descending to the village of Nykvåg, where County Road 916 branches off east to Vågen. The road then continues further along the water, past Malnes to the village of Hovden, where it terminates. The road becomes very narrow below Tussen hill () on the border of the Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve before it reaches Hovden. This stretch of the road is also exposed to rockfalls and was closed by such a rockfall in 2014. References External linksStatens vegvesen – trafikkmeldinger Fv915 (Traffic Information: County Road 915) {{authority control 91 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockfall
A rockfall or rock-fallWhittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, 1984. . is a quantity/sheets of rock that has fallen freely from a cliff face. The term is also used for collapse of rock from roof or walls of mine or quarry workings. "A rockfall is a fragment of rock (a block) detached by sliding, toppling, or falling, that falls along a vertical or sub-vertical cliff, proceeds down slope by bouncing and flying along ballistic trajectories or by rolling on talus or debris slopes." Alternatively, a "rockfall is the natural downward motion of a detached block or series of blocks with a small volume involving free falling, bouncing, rolling, and sliding". The mode of failure differs from that of a rockslide. Causal mechanisms Favourable geology and climate are the principal causal mechanisms of rockfall, factors that include intact condition of the rock mass, discontinuities within the rockmass, weathering susceptibility, ground and surface wate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve
The Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve ( no, Nyke/Tussen naturreservat) is located in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway. The nature reserve lies north of the Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve and south of the Frugga Nature Reserve The Frugga Nature Reserve () is located in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The nature reserve lies north of the Nykvåg/Nykan and Nyke/Tussen nature reserves, and covers an area of , of which is sea. It includes the small island ..., and it includes a pebble beach between Nykvåg and Hovden. The reserve covers an area of , of which is sea. The area is protected in order to safeguard one of the largest and geomorphologically best-formed pebble beaches in Nordland. The nature reserve was established on December 6, 2002. References {{reflist External links ''Nykvåg/Nykan, Nyke/Tussen og Frugga''. Map and description of the nature reserve.Miljøverndepartementet. 2002. ''Nyke/Tussen naturreservat, Bø kommune, Nordland''. 1:7,5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malnes
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. Geography The hill Malnesberget () rises south of Malnes. Norwegian County Road 915 connects Malnes to Hovden in the north and to the village of Nykvåg to the southwest. History Malnes Church was established at Malnes in the Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ..., and Malnes served as the clerical center of the former parish of Malnes in the Bø ecclesiastical district (''Bø herred''). In 1829, Malnes Church was moved from Malnes to the village of Ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vågen, Nordland
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. Geography Vågen is connected to the neighboring village of Nykvåg by County Road 916, which branches off from County Road 915 in Nykvåg and runs east before circling around Nykvåg bay to the quay in Vågen. The hill Gårdsnyken () rises northwest of Vågen. The Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve The Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve ( no, Nykvåg/Nykan naturreservat) is located in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway. The nature reserve lies between Sandvika and Nykvåg, south of the Nyke/Tussen and Frugga nature reserves. I ..., encompassing the Nykan islands, lies east of Vågen. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaagen, Nordland Bø, Nordland Villages in Nordland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian County Road 916
County Road 916 ( no, Fylkesvei 916), also known as Nykvågveien (Nykvåg Road) or VågveienMikkelsen, Eva Forsaa. 2013. ''Navnekonsulentens notat til adressenavn i Bø kommune''. Straume. (Bay Road), is a asphalt road in the municipality of Bø in Nordland County, Norway. The name ''Nykvågveien'' is also shared with County Road 915. The road starts at the village of Nykvåg, where it branches off from County Road 915. It circles southwest and then northeast around the bay at Nykvåg, ending at Nykvåg Quay (''Nykvåg kai''). There is a bird cliff along the road that is part of the Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve. References External linksStatens vegvesen – trafikkmeldinger Fv916 (Traffic Information: County Road 916) {{authority control 916 __NOTOC__ Year 916 ( CMXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Sicilian Berbers in Agrigento revolt and depose the independent Emir A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian County Road 917
County Road 917 ( no, Fylkesvei 917), also known as Grimstadveien (Grimstad Road), is a road in the municipality of Bø in Nordland County, Norway. The road starts at the village of Eidet, where it branches off from County Road 915. It travels north, parallel to the coast, past the Klubben and Bøne farms, before terminating at the Grimstad farm. The road was widened and paved in 2014. References External linksStatens vegvesen – trafikkmeldinger Fv917 (Traffic Information: County Road 917) {{authority control 917 __NOTOC__ Year 917 ( CMXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * August 20 – Battle of Achelous: A Byzantine expeditionary fo ... Bø, Nordland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eide, Bø
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 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. Eide is connected to the village of Nykvåg to the north and to the village of Rise to the south by Norwegian County Road 915 County Road 915 ( no, Fylkesvei 915) is a road in the municipality of Bø in Nordland County, Norway. The road starts in the village of Rise, where it branches off from County Road 820, and then crosses the low isthmus to the village of Eid .... References Bø, Nordland Villages in Nordland {{Nordland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian County Road 820
County Road 820 ( no, Fylkesvei 820) is a 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 (the Vik Isthmus), 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. Prior to January 1, 2010, the route was a national road. After the national road network regional reform ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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