Official Name: | Fornes |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Fornes |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Nordland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Vesterålen |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Andøy Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8484 Risøyhamn |
Coordinates: | 68.8627°N 15.5559°W |
Elevation M: | 7 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Fornes[2] is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the large island of Hinnøya, at the confluence of the Risøysundet, Sortlandssundet, and Gavlfjorden. The village is the home of Fornes Chapel.