Magma Geopark, Egersund

Name: Magma Geopark
Address: Egersund, Norway

#2 among attractions in Egersund

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Magma Geopark is the second Geopark to be designated in Norway, having gained membership of both the European Geoparks Network and Global Network of National Geoparks in 2010. In November 2016 UNESCO established the new International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme and the UNESCO Global Geopark are part of it. Magma Geopark has an area of 2,329 km² based on the largest layered intrusion and anorthosite area found in Europe and it is situated in southwest Norway in the municipalities of Bjerkreim, Eigersund, Flekkefjord, Lund and Sokndal. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 58°27'0"N, 6°0'0"E

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Magma Geopark – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Egersund Church, Eigerøy Lighthouse, Stoplesteinan, Vibberodden Lighthouse.

~660 ftN
Church
Egersund Church, Egersund
4 min walk • Egersund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the centre of the town of Egersund.
5 miW
Lighthouse
Eigerøy Lighthouse
127 min walk • Eigerøy Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located at the small island of Midbrødøya which is located immediately west of the island of Eigerøya in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It was established in 1854 and automated in 1989.
0.9 miSE
Archaeological site
Stoplesteinan
23 min walk • Stoplesteinan is a stone circle in the town of Egersund, Rogaland in Norway. The local people often refer to it as a Stonehenge in miniature, although the only thing the two stone rings have in common is that they both are made of stone positioned in a circular manner.
2.1 miS
Lighthouse
Vibberodden Lighthouse
54 min walk • Vibberodden Lighthouse is a harbour lighthouse located in the municipality of Eigersund in Rogaland county, Norway. It was first lit in 1855, and automated in 1977.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Trollpikken
82 min walk • Trollpikken is a rock formation in Eigersund municipality, in Norway, between Kjervall and Veshovda. A rock jutting out from a cliff face to a height of almost 12 metres resembles an erect penis.
1.6 miNE
Church
Bakkebø Church
43 min walk • Bakkebø Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Eigersund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the town of Egersund. It is one of the two churches for the Egersund parish which is part of the Dalane prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger.
0.9 miW
Church
Eigerøy Church, Eigerøya
22 min walk • Eigerøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Eigersund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Eigerøya. It is the church for the Eigerøy parish which is part of the Dalane prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a modern style in 1998.
4.5 miNW
Village
Hellvik
115 min walk • Hellvik is a village in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located near the western border of Eigersund, about 5 kilometres east of Sirevåg in neighboring Hå municipality and about 12 kilometres west of the town of Egersund.