Sandværet is an island group in the municipality of
Herøy in
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, ...
county,
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 t ...
. The islands are located about southwest of the municipal center of
Silvalen
Silvalen (or ''Herøyholmen'') is the administrative centre of the municipality of Herøy in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on two different islands, Nord-Herøy and Sør-Herøy, with the Herøysundet strait running between th ...
and about west of the island of
Husvær. The main populated islands in the group include Nordøya, Innerøya, Ytterøya, Langøya, and Gråøya.
Sandvær Chapel serves the islands and has several worship services each year.
See also
*
List of islands of Norway
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area.
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* Alden
* Aldra
* Algrøy
* Alsta
* Altra
* Anda
* Andabeløya
* Andørja
* Andøya, Vesterålen
* Andøya, Agder
...
References
Islands of Nordland
Herøy, Nordland
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