Barkestad
is a small
fishing village in
Øksnes Municipality in
Nordland county,
Norway
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. It is located on the southwest side of the island of
Dyrøya in the
Vesterålen archipelago. The village is located about off the west coast of the main island of
Langøya. There are regular ferry stops at Barkestad with connections to other nearby islands and to the municipal centre of
Myre, located about to the northeast. There are only four residents of the village (in 2017) after many years of population decline. They are the only permanent residents of the whole island.
References
Populated places of Arctic Norway
Villages in Nordland
Øksnes
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