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Melandsjøen

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Melandsjøen

Total population

282

Elevation20 m
Coordinates63.63°, 8.73°

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City facts

Elevation
20 m

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Overview

Melandsjøen is a village in Hitra Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the north shore of the island of Hitra, just across the strait from the island of Dolmøya.

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History & geography

History

Melandsjøen was the administrative center of Hitra Municipality from 1838 until 1964 when the four municipalities on the island were merged and the administrative center was moved to the village of Fillan.

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Geography

Latitude
63.6290
Longitude
8.7326
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.28
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
831

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
27
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

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Sources

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  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
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  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image