Official Name: | Ågskardet |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nordland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Salten |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Meløy |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Info: | Cfc |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8184 Ågskardet |
Coordinates: | 66.7193°N 13.4707°W |
Elevation M: | 11 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Ågskardet is a village in the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of the Holandsfjorden, about north of the village of Tjong (in neighboring Rødøy Municipality). There were 127 inhabitants in 2008.[2]
The village lies along Norwegian County Road 17, with a ferry connection to a port, just west of the village of Halsa. The ferry is the only connection to the rest of Meløy Municipality to the north. The village is situated just north of the border with Rødøy Municipality. The village has its own school, chapel/community centre, and some private companies.[3]