Hustadvika
Hustadvika | |
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Coastal area | |
Storm at Hustadvika | |
Interactive map of the area | |
| Coordinates: 63°01′00″N 7°06′00″E / 63.01667°N 7.1°E | |
| Location | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
Hustadvika[1] is a shipping channel along a 10-nautical-mile (19 km; 12 mi) long section of coastline in Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the main shipping route between the towns of Molde and Kristiansund which goes around the Romsdal Peninsula.
Shipping route
This is considered one of the most dangerous parts of the Norwegian coast,[2][3] and many ships have been wrecked along it.[4][5] Unlike most of the Norwegian coast, there are no larger islands sheltering the shipping route from the waves. The area is shallow and has many little islands and reefs, so ships have to go further out in the open ocean. The area includes the waters off of village of Bud and the Bjørnsund islands in the southwest and off the village of Hustad and Kvitholmen in the northeast.[6]
References
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Averøy kommune. "The Kvernes Area". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
...Hustadvika, the most dangerous part of the coast here...
- ^ "Norway cruise ship evacuated after engine problems". BBC. 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Four believed dead in Norway ship sinking". Australian Broadcasting Company. 6 January 2003. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ Byfuglien, Halvor H.; Orskaug, Oliver (17 November 2006). "Reis hit for å slukke kjærlighetssorgen" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
Hustadvika [...] Det er et av de stedene i Norge hvor det oftest er skipsforlis [...] (Translation: ...one of the most common shipwreck locations in Norway... )
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (25 November 2024). "Hustadvika (havstykke)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
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