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Skarstein

Skarstein
Village
Skarstein is located in Nordland
Skarstein
Skarstein
Skarstein is located in Norway
Skarstein
Skarstein
Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 69°14′52″N 16°07′44″E / 69.24778°N 16.12889°E / 69.24778; 16.12889Coordinates: 69°14′52″N 16°07′44″E / 69.24778°N 16.12889°E / 69.24778; 16.12889
Country Norway
Region Northern Norway
County Nordland
District Vesterålen
Municipality Andøy
Elevation 7 m (23 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 8485 Dverberg

Skarstein is a village in the municipality of Andøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 82 on the northeastern part of the island of Andøya, along the Andfjorden. The town of Andenes lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north, and the village of Fiskenes lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northeast.

The village itself is named after a large rock near the local harbor, named Skarvesteinen, meaning "The Cormorant rock" in Norwegian. Its name is derived from the Cormorants that usually inhabit the rock's surface.



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