Official Name: | Guvåg |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nordland#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Guvåg |
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: | Bø Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 8475 Straumsjøen |
Coordinates: | 68.6643°N 14.7585°W |
Elevation M: | 6 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Guvåg[2] is a village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of Eidsfjord between the mouth of Jørnfjorden to the east and Hellfjorden to the west. Many skerries lie in the sea near Guvåg. Ørntuva Hill (247m (810feet)) rises immediately north of Guvåg, with the Breitinden Plateau (598m (1,962feet)) rising beyond that.[3] [4]
Norwegian County Road 913, which terminates in Guvåg, runs north from the village, connecting it to other settlements on the island of Langøya.[5]