Alverstraumen Explained

Official Name:Alverstraumen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Nordhordland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Alver
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5911 Alversund
Elevation M:24
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.5778°N 5.2186°W

Alverstraumen is a village in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the southern tip of the island of Radøy. The Alversund Bridge connects Alverstraumen to the village of Alversund across the Alverstraumen strait to the east.[2]

The 1km (01miles) long Alverstraumen strait runs along the eastern side of the village connecting the Radsundet strait to the Radfjorden, and it separates the mainland from the island of Radøy.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alverstraumen. yr.no. Norwegian. 2014-03-24.
  2. Web site: Alverstraumen – strandsted på Radøy. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-03-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325082606/http://snl.no/Alverstraumen%2Fstrandsted_p%C3%A5_Rad%C3%B8y. 2014-03-25. dead.
  3. Web site: Alverstraumen – sund i Hordaland. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-03-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325071803/http://snl.no/Alverstraumen%2Fsund_i_Hordaland. 2014-03-25. dead.