Hovden or Barekstadlandet is an
island in the municipality of
Kinn in
Vestland county,
Norway. The island lies about northwest of the town of
Florø
is a town and the administrative centre of the municipality of Kinn, Vestland, Norway. The town was founded by royal decree in 1860 as a ladested on the island of Florelandet, located between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden. Florø is No ...
and about south of the village of
Kalvåg
Kalvåg is a village in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the southeast side of the island of Frøya on the coast along the Frøysjøen strait, the southern entrance to the Nordfjorden. The village of Kalvåg wa ...
on the island of
Frøya in neighboring
Bremanger
Bremanger is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village of Svelgen is the administrative centre of the municipality. Other villages include Bremanger, Berle, Davik, Isane, Kalvåg, Svelgen, Rugsund, and Ålfoten. Bremanger is the ...
municipality, across the
Frøysjøen strait. Most of the 68 inhabitants (in 2001) live along the eastern coast of the island.
Kvanhovden Lighthouse
Kvanhovden Lighthouse ( no, Kvanhovden fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Kinn in Vestland county, Norway. The lighthouse sits on the northwestern shore of the island of Hovden, at the southern entrance to the Frøysjø ...
is located on the northwestern shore of the island. The island is very rocky, mountainous, and barren. The highest point on the island is the tall mountain ''Store Skorekinna''.
See also
*
List of islands of Norway
References
Islands of Vestland
Kinn
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