Bakkasund Explained

Official Name:Bakkasund
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Midhordland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Austevoll
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5385 Bakkasund
Elevation M:1
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.1303°N 5.0892°W

Bakkasund is a village in Austevoll municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southeastern side of the island of Stora Kalsøy. The mountain Mjuken lies about north of the village. Store-Kalsøy Chapel is located in the village, serving the northwestern part of Austevoll. Prior to the opening of the Bakkasund Bridge (connecting the island to Hundvåko island) in 1999, Bakkasund was the ferry port for the island of Stora Kalsøy, connecting it to several other islands in Austevoll.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bakkasund, Austevoll (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2015-01-02. 21 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221214250/http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Hordaland/Austevoll/Bakkasund/. dead.