Kvalsund
is a village in
Herøy Municipality in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...
county,
Norway
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. It is located on the island of
Nerlandsøya
Nerlandsøya is an island in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located northwest of the town of Fosnavåg and east of the island of Skorpa. The island is connected to the island Bergsøya (to the southeast) ...
. Kvalsund is a fishing port with a sizable deep-water harbor, marina, and waterfront protected by breakwaters. Kvalsund is connected to the island of
Bergsøya by the
Nerlandsøy Bridge
The Nerlandsøy Bridge () is a bridge that crosses the Søre Vaulen strait between the islands of Bergsøya and Nerlandsøya in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
The long Nerlandsøy Bridge opened on 25 September 1968. I ...
.
Population
The village has a population (2024) of 597 and a
population density
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of .
Gallery
File:Kvalsund1.jpg, Village of Kvalsund
File:Kvalsund havn.jpg, Port area of Kvalsund
File:Kvalsund.jpg, Marina and Harbor at Kvalsund
References
Populated places in Møre og Romsdal
Herøy, Møre og Romsdal
Viking Age populated places
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