Langenes, Sogn og Fjordane
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Langenes or Langeneset is a village in the municipality of Vågsøy
Vågsøy
Vågsøy is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The municipality's administrative center is the town Måløy. Vågsøy is also the name of the main island in the municipality with an area of...

 in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is located on the northeastern side of the island of Vågsøy on the shore of the Sildegapet bay. It is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the villages of Vedvik
Vedvik
Vedvik or Vedvika is a village in the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located on the north side of the island of Vågsøy, about northeast of Refvik, west of Langenes, and about north of Raudeberg...

 and Refvik
Refvik
Refvik or Refvika is a village in the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the north side of the island of Vågsøy, about northwest of Raudeberg, south of Vedvik, and southwest of Langenes...

. The larger village of Raudeberg
Raudeberg
Raudeberg is a village in the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the east side of the island of Vågsøy, near the Nord-Vågsøy church. The villages of Refvik, Vedvik, and Langenes are located a few kilometers to the north, and the town of Måløy is about to...

 is located about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) to the south. The small island of Silda
Silda
Silda is an island in the municipality of Vågsøy in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located northeast of the island of Vågsøy in the Sildagapet bay, about east of the small village of Langenes or about northeast of Raudeberg. This is the site of the 1810 Battle of Silda...

is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Langenes.
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