BalestrandGeneral information - Location
| Country | Norway | | Location in country | 
West | | Location in Europe | North Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 6.5312,Lat: 61.2092  |
| Elevation | meter above sea level | | Local time | 1:17:27am |
| Name province/region (Fylke) | Sogn og Fjordane | | Wiki-website Subregion (Kommune) | Balestrand |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Oslo | Norway | 272 km | 
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| | 2 Stockholm | 
Sweden | 677 km |
EastSouthEast
| | 3 København | 
Denmark | 705 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyBalestrand lies at the Norwegian Sea (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named West. The nearest bigger lake is Haukedalsvatnet (10.3 km2 at a height of around 296 meter above sea level) at a distance of 23.3 km in NorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 305.3 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 427 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 9%, low location: 18%, hill: 30%, low mountains: 30%, moderate high mountains: 12%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Bergen Airport, Flesland (at a distance of 125 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Florø Airport (at a distance of 91 km in WestNorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
28.9 km2 |
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| Nature |
15.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
2.6 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.7 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
1.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Balestrand in country Norway
Balestrand at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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