Holmebåen is a point on the tiny island of Steinsøy in an

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of small islands northwest of the

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islands in the municipality of

Solund Solund is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. Solund is the westernmost island municipality in Norway. Holmebåen on the island of Steinsøy is the westernmost point in all of Nor ...

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county,

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. It lies about west of the municipal center of Hardbakke. Holmebåen is the westernmost point in Norway proper (not counting the

Jan Mayen Jan Mayen () is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is long (southwest-northeast) and in area, partly covered by glaciers (an area of around the Beerenberg volcano). It has two parts: larger ...

island).

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Solund Landforms of Vestland Headlands of Norway {{Vestland-geo-stub