Sandneshamn
Encyclopedia
Sandneshamn is a village in the municipality of Tromsø
in Troms
county, Norway
. It is located along Norwegian national road
862 between Sørfjorden
and Otervika near Sommarøy
. The village consists of a 1930s house and some huts. The village is home to fish farming
and a kiosk
.
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
in Troms
Troms
or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
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...
. It is located along Norwegian national road
Norwegian national road
Norwegian national road , are roads thus categorized by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration which also maintains them...
862 between Sørfjorden
Sørfjorden
-Finnmark county:*Sørfjorden , arm of the Mehamnfjorden in Gamvik*Sørfjorden , fjord on Stjernøya island in Hasvik*Sørfjorden , arm of the Mårøfjorden in Lebesby*Sørfjorden , arm of the Nuvsfjorden in Loppa-Hordaland county:...
and Otervika near Sommarøy
Sommarøy
Sommarøy is a populated island in the western part of the municipality of Tromsø, in Troms county, Norway, about west of the city of Tromsø. The island is connected to Kvaløya island with the Sommarøy Bridge. The village of Sommarøy covers the island as well as the neighboring island of Hillesøy...
. The village consists of a 1930s house and some huts. The village is home to fish farming
Fish farming
Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility that releases young fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species'...
and a kiosk
Kiosk
Kiosk is a small, separated garden pavilion open on some or all sides. Kiosks were common in Persia, India, Pakistan, and in the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century onward...
.