Bulandet is an

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in the sea off the mainland coast of

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. The island group is part of

Askvoll Municipality is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the Askvoll (village), village of Askv ...

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county,

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. It sits about west of the mainland coast of Askvoll. The islands of Værlandet and Alden lie immediately east of Bulandet. The Geita Lighthouse lies about southeast of Bulandet. Bulandet is Norway's westernmost

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with a fish packing plant that has freezing and cooling systems. Bulandet Chapel is located at Kjempeneset on one of the main islands. The islands are connected to nearby Værlandet island by a series of bridges and roads. There is a regular ferry stop at Værlandet, connecting all of these islands to the mainland village of Askvoll. During

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, Bulandet was used as a port for sailings between Norway,

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, and

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. The settlement at Bulandet was ravaged by punitive German attacks.

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NRK-Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation slideshow
Islands of Vestland Askvoll {{Vestland-island-stub

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