Eggesbønes Explained

Official Name:Eggesbønes
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Møre og Romsdal
Subdivision Name3:Sunnmøre
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Herøy
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6090 Fosnavåg
Coordinates:62.3238°N 5.652°W
Elevation M:1
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

Eggesbønes is a village that is located in the southern part of the town of Fosnavåg in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Located on the southern part of the island of Bergsøya, the industrial area of Eggesbønes features a fishing harbor, and the world's largest fish processing plant, which is operated by Marine Harvest.[2]

The village area is located along the Herøyfjorden, just northeast of the Flåvær islands and the Flåvær Lighthouse. The island of Gurskøya is located across the fjord.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eggesbønes, Herøy (Møre og Romsdal). yr.no. 2019-09-11. 2016-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210440/http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal/Her%C3%B8y/Eggesb%C3%B8nes/. dead.
  2. Web site: Eggesbønes. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2010-09-18.