Alverstraumen is a village in
Alver Municipality in
Vestland
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county,
Norway
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. The village is located at the southern tip of the
island of Radøy. The
Alversund Bridge connects Alverstraumen to the village of
Alversund across the Alverstraumen strait to the east.
The long Alverstraumen
strait
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runs along the eastern side of the village connecting the Radsundet strait to the
Radfjorden, and it separates the mainland from the island of
Radøy.
References
Villages in Vestland
Alver (municipality)
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