Eidskyrkja
Encyclopedia
Eidskyrkja is a mountain
in the municipality of Volda
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. The mountain is located about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) south of the Austefjord
in Volda and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Grodås
in Hornindal
.
The 1482 metres (4,862.2 ft) mountain is part of the Sunnmørsalpene
range and it has a prominence
of 1040 metres (3,412.1 ft).
Mountain
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in the municipality of Volda
Volda
Volda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Volda. The municipality is located about south of the city of Ålesund.-General information:...
in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The mountain is located about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) south of the Austefjord
Austefjord
The Austefjord is a fjord arm of the Voldsfjord that lies in the municipality of Volda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord lies about north of the mountain Eidskyrkja in the northeastern part of the municipality. The Austefjord and the Kilsfjord join together to form the...
in Volda and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Grodås
Grodås
Grodås is the administrative centre of the municipality of Hornindal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The population was 374. Grodås is located along the river Horndøla on the eastern end of the lake Hornindalsvatnet, about southwest of the mountain Hornindalsrokken.The village area is a...
in Hornindal
Hornindal
Hornindal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Grodås.Hornindal was separated from Eid in 1867...
.
The 1482 metres (4,862.2 ft) mountain is part of the Sunnmørsalpene
Sunnmørsalpene
Sunnmørsalpene is a collective term for the mountains range in Sunnmøre, Norway. The mountain range encircles the Hjørundfjorden in the municipalities of Volda, Ørsta, Stranda, and Sykkylven. These mountains have peaks reaching straight up from the fjord....
range and it has a prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
of 1040 metres (3,412.1 ft).