Holmebåen
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Holmebåen is a point on the island of Steinsøy in an archipelago
of small islands northwest of Utvær in the municipality of Solund
in Sogn og Fjordane
, Norway
, about 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) west of the municipal center of Hardbakke
. Holmebåen is the western-most point in Norway proper
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Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
of small islands northwest of Utvær in the municipality of Solund
Solund
Solund is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. Solund is the westernmost island municipality in Norway, and the only municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county that is made up only of islands...
in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
, 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...
, about 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) west of the municipal center of Hardbakke
Hardbakke
Hardbakke is a village which is the administrative centre of the municipality of Solund in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the west side of the island of Sula. Hardbakke is located about halfway between Holmebåen and Losnegard, the western- and eastern-most points in the...
. Holmebåen is the western-most point in Norway proper
Extreme points of Norway
The extreme points of Norway include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in Norway; and the highest and the lowest altitudes in the country. The northern-most point is Rossøya on Svalbard, the southern-most is Pysen in Mandal, the eastern-most is...
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