Vardetangen
Sign in to saveVardetangen is the westernmost point of mainland Norway. It is located in Austrheim Municipality in Vestland county. It is on the Lindås peninsula, which juts out into the Fensfjorden. Although several islands lie further west of Vardetangen, this point is the furthest westerly extent of the Norwegian mainland.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Vardetangen is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to North Sea, geographic coordinate system and Bergen.
The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Austrheim Municipality, Headlands of Norway and Landforms of Vestland.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Landform.name
- Vardetangen
- Landform.type
- Promontory
- Landform.image
- Monument Vardetangen.jpg
- Landform.caption
- Latitude and longitude marker at Vardetangen
- Landform.location
- Austrheim Municipality, Vestland, Norway
- Landform.mapframe
- yes
- Landform.mapframe zoom
- 5
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- Dagsturshytte.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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Vardetangen is the westernmost point of mainland Norway. It is located in Austrheim Municipality in Vestland county. It is on the Lindås peninsula, which juts out into the Fensfjorden. Although several islands lie further west of Vardetangen, this point is the furthest westerly extent of the Norwegian mainland.
A landmark marking the point is frequented by hikers, with a waymarked trail providing access by foot. Vardetangen can also be reached by road from Bergen or by boat through the "inner fairway" between Bergen and the Sognefjord.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vardetangen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations