Staulen is an island in the municipality of
Herøy in
Nordland county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
.
The island just southwest of the large
island of Dønna. The settlements on the island include the villages of Nordstaulen, Sørstaulen, and Sandvikja.
The ''Åkviksundet'' (Åkvik Strait) lies between the islands of Staulen and Dønna and the
Ã…kviksundet Bridge
The Åkviksundet Bridge ( no, Åkviksundet bru) is a box girder bridge that crosses the Åkviksundet strait between the islands of Dønna and Staulen in Nordland county, Norway. Together with the Hoholmen Bridge, it forms the road connection ...
and
Norwegian County Road 828
County Road 828 ( no, Fylkesvei 828) is a road in Nordland County, Norway. It is also locally named ''Hæstadveien'' (Hæstad Road), ''Seløyveien'' (Seløy Road), ''Brunsvikveien'' (Brunsvik Road), ''Nord-Herøyveien'' (North Herøy Road), ''Sà ...
connect the two islands.
The road continues south through Staulen before crossing various smaller islands, including Landvindsøya, Skardsøya, and Kjeøya, before crossing the
Hoholmen Bridge on its way to the island of
Nord-Herøy
Nord-Herøy (North Herøy) is an island in the municipality of Herøy in Nordland county, Norway. With an area of , it is the largest island in the municipality. The island has about 800 residents (in 2017).
To the southwest lies the ''Herøys ...
.
See also
*
List of islands of Norway
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area.
A
* Alden
* Aldra
* Algrøy
* Alsta
* Altra
* Anda
* Andabeløya
* Andørja
* Andøya, Vesterålen
* Andøya, Agder
* ...
References
External links
Staulen at Norgeskart.no
Islands of Nordland
Herøy, Nordland
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