Husvær is an island group in
Herøy Municipality in
Nordland
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county,
Norway
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. The islands are located about southwest of the municipal center of
Silvalen and just southwest of the island of
Tenna
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. The
Sandværet islands lie about west of Husvær. The islands have one main road connecting several of the populated islands together with a ferry link at the eastern end. The main populated islands are Husvær, Prestøya, and Brasøya.
Husvær Chapel offers several worship services each year.
The area around Husvær is quite nice for
tourism
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, especially for boating and camping.
See also
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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.
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* Alden
* Aldra
* Algrøy
* Alsta
* Altra
* Anda
* Andabeløya
* Andørja
* Andøya, Vesterålen
* Andøya, Agder ...
References
Islands of Nordland
Herøy, Nordland
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