Bleik
My hometown
Bleik is a fishing village in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the northwestern part of the island of Andøya, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the village of Andenes.
The village has a population (2018) of 461.
Bleiksøya Island Nature Reserve with its sea bird colony.
The triangle-shaped island off the coast is called Bleiksøya. This island is the biggest resort of puffins in all of Norway. The lake Bleiksvatnet lies just south of the village.
Bleik has one of the longest beaches in Norway, and it is said that the beach is the reason for the village's name. The beach is white, and bleik is a word for white/pale in the Norwegian language.
Bleik beach and Sea Safari Andenes visiting Bleik and Bleiksøya.
Photo: Ola Albert Bjerrang
Photo Teodor Bjerrang, taken summer 2020.
Whalesafari at Andenes
Whalesafari at Andenes, Andøy, Norway.
Andøya Space
Andøya Space, formerly named Andøya Space Center and Andøya Rocket Range, is a rocket launch site, rocket range, and spaceport on Andøya island (the northernmost in the Vesterålen archipelago) in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Since 1962, over 1,200 sounding and sub-orbital rockets of various configurations have been launched from the site.
The Alomar Observatory
The Alomar Observatory enables international scientists to explore all layers of the Arctic atmosphere with several lidar instruments from its vantage point on top of the Ramnan mountain at Andøya.
Norwegian: Feelgood bromance hvor Alex Rosen og Aune Sand blir bedre kjent. Med hverandre, og innbyggerne i tettstedet Bleik i Vesterålen hvor de skal bo sammen i fem uker frem mot St. Hans.