Horge

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Horge
Horge, view from the north, 2019
Horge, view from the north, 2019
Waters Horgefjord
Geographical location 59 ° 0 ′ 55 "  N , 5 ° 50 ′ 2"  E Coordinates: 59 ° 0 ′ 55 "  N , 5 ° 50 ′ 2"  E
Horge (Rogaland)
Horge
length 430 m
width 350 m
Residents uninhabited

Horge is an island in the Horgefjord in the municipality of Strand in the Norwegian province of Rogaland .

It is located in the middle of the fjord about six kilometers northeast of Stavanger and six kilometers southwest of Tau . A little to the north is Sør-Hidle . The rocky, sparsely overgrown archipelago extends over about 430 meters in north-south direction and is up to 350 meters wide. It reaches a height of up to 43 meters.

There are two huts in the center of the island. The eastern part of Horge is designated as a Horge nature reserve.

The ship route between Stavanger and Tau passes the island.

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