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{{Short description|Village in Øksnes Municipality, Norway}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Stø
|other_name             =
|native_name            =
|nickname               =
|settlement_type        = Village
|image_skyline          = IMG 1508a - Stø.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the village harbour
|image_map              = {{Infobox mapframe|zoom=11|marker=village}}
|pushpin_map            = Nordland#Norway
|pushpin_label          = Stø
|pushpin_label_position = left
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [[Norway]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[List of regions of Norway|Region]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Northern Norway]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Norway|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Nordland]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Districts of Norway|District]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Vesterålen]]
|subdivision_type4      = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name4      = [[Øksnes Municipality]]
|timezone1              = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset1            = +01:00
|timezone1_DST          = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc_offset1_DST        = +02:00
|postal_code_type       = Post Code
|postal_code            = 8438 Stø
|coordinates            = {{coord|69.0189|15.1235|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m            = 4
|elevation_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web|title=Stø, Øksnes (Nordland)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/%C3%98ksnes/St%C3%B8/|publisher=[[yr.no]]|accessdate=2018-12-30}}</ref>}}
'''Stø'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/199339|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]]|language=no|accessdate=2024-08-15}}</ref> is a [[fishing village]] in [[Øksnes Municipality]] in [[Nordland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located on the northern tip of the island of [[Langøya]], along the [[Gavlfjorden]] in the [[Vesterålen]] [[archipelago]]. In 2001, there were about 175 residents. This village was the [[administrative centre]] of the old [[Langenes Municipality]] which existed from 1919 until 1964.<ref name="snl">{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/St%C3%B8|title=Stø|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=August 1, 2012}}</ref>
==Tourism==
There are two places serving food in Stø. Some of the specialities at these restaurants are [[whale meat]], [[Tongue#As food|cod tongue]]s, [[boknafisk]], [[Arctic char]], and soup with [[salmon]] and [[catfish]]. Rental cabins and camping areas are available for tourists.
;Langenes Church
[[Langenes Church]] was built in the 1700s during Norway's Baroque period.<ref>[http://www.kirkesok.no/kirker/Langenes-kirke-OEksnes Langenes kirke, Øksnes], Retrieved April 16, 2015 {{in lang|no}}</ref> It seats 160 people and is one of the oldest wooden churches in Northern Norway.
;Bird, seal and whale tours
Daily sea tours are available from May to September.
;Anda Island
[[Anden, Norway|Anden Island]] is a [[nature reserve]] with a large population of birds and seals approximately {{convert|5|km}} north of the island of Langøya. Birds that can be spotted on the island include the [[white-tailed eagle]] (''Haliaeetus albicilla''), [[Atlantic puffin|puffin]] (''Fratercula arctica''), [[great cormorant]] (''Phalacrocorax carbo''), [[European shag|shag]] (''Phalacrocorax aristotelis''), [[black-legged kittiwake]] (''Rissa tridactyla''), [[common guillemot]] (''Uria aalge'') and [[razorbill]] (''Alca torda'').<ref>[http://arcticwhaletours.com/safari Arctic Whale Tours], Retrieved April 16, 2015</ref>
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[[Category:Øksnes]]
[[Category:Villages in Nordland]]
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