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General information - Location

Country	Norway
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	North Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 15.394,Lat: 67.2599
Elevation	27 meter above sea level
Local time	19:46:48pm
Name province/region (Fylke)	Nordland
Wiki-website Subregion (Kommune)	Fauske

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Strømsnes	10.6 km	WestNorthWest
2 Straumen	13.3 km	NorthEast
3 Rognan	17.4 km	South
4 Misvær	23.2 km	SouthWest
5 Løding	28.9 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Oslo	Norway	846 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Stockholm	Sweden	898 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Helsinki	Finland	921 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Fauske lies at the Norwegian Sea (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Nordland. The nearest bigger lake is Øvrevatnet (10.8 km² at a height of around 0 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Swedish-Norwegian border with a straight distance of 35.7 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 50 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 62%, hill: 26%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
FJORDBYGDENE I NORDLAND OG TROMS

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tromsø Airport, Langnes (at a distance of 303 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Bodø Airport (at a distance of 45 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.8 km2

49.9%

Nature

4.6 km2

7.5%

Wet nature

6.2 km2

10%

Agriculture

10 km2

16.2%

Urban area

4.9 km2

7.9%

Water - Lakes

4.8 km2

7.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fauske in country Norway

Fauske at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Laponian Area	Sweden	95 km	East
2 Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago	Norway	244 km	SouthWest
3 Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå	Sweden	349 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Fauske
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fauske

Type of weather in Fauske	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	4 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	09:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:00 Europe/Amsterdam