Skarstein or Skardstein is a village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along Norwegian County Road 82 on the northeastern part of the island of Andøya, along the Andfjorden. The village of Andenes lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north, and the village of Fiskenes lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northeast.

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Village
Skarstein Location in Nordland Show map of Nordland Skarstein Skarstein (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 69.2481°N 16.1290°E / 69.2481; 16.1290
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Vesterålen
Municipality	Andøy
Elevation [1]	7 m (23 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8485 Dverberg

Trivia

The village itself is named after a large rock near the local harbor, named Skarvesteinen, meaning "The Cormorant rock" in Norwegian. Its name is derived from the Cormorants that usually inhabit the rock's surface.

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