Skutvika
Village in Northern Norway, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Skutvika or Skutvik is a small village in the municipality of Hamarøy in Nordland county, Norway. The village is situated at the southwestern extreme of the Hamarøya peninsula, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of the town of Bodø, 95 kilometres (59 mi) southwest of the town of Narvik, and 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of the town of Svolvær. To the west and south of Skutvik is the Økssundet, a sound connecting the Sagfjorden and Vestfjorden. The landscape in the immediate vicinity of the village is dominated by hills, while further north a row of mountains rises up to 950 metres (3,120 ft) above sea level.
Skutvika
Skutvik | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 68.0154°N 15.3319°E / 68.0154; 15.3319 | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Northern Norway |
County | Nordland |
District | Salten |
Municipality | Hamarøy |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Post Code | 8290 Skutvik |
There were 212 inhabitants in Skutvik in 2011.[2] Skutvik has a grocery shop, cafeteria with accommodation, electronics business, school and kindergarten among other things. The main employer is Mainstream Norway with its salmon-processing plant. The name Skutvik(a) literally means "(the) ship cove".