Majorskjeret

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Majorskjeret
Majorskjeret (center), Majoren on the right, Majorgrunnen in the foreground, view from the west, 2019
Majorskjeret (center), right majors , in the foreground Majorgrunnen , view from the west, 2019
Waters Byfjord
Geographical location 58 ° 58 '46.2 "  N , 5 ° 43' 48.2"  E Coordinates: 58 ° 58 '46.2 "  N , 5 ° 43' 48.2"  E
Majorskjeret (Rogaland)
Majorskjeret
length 30 m
width 20 m
Residents uninhabited

Majorskjeret is an island in the Byfjord in the municipality of Stavanger in the Norwegian province of Rogaland .

The small, rocky, uninhabited archipelago island rises only slightly above the surface of the water. It is located in the middle of the port area of ​​the city of Stavanger, in the northern part of the port of Vågen . The shoreline of the practically bare island is very rugged. It extends in a west-east direction over about 30 meters with a width of up to 20 meters.

Majorskeret is west of Engøy and south of Buøy . In the immediate vicinity there are small archipelago islands, just 40 meters south of Majoren and 50 meters to the west of the very small island of Majorgrunnen , further northwest of Tjuvholmen .

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