page_title: Bleik
hierarchical_section_title: Bleik
caption_attribution_description: Bleik village and Bleik island as seen from Mount Royken. Photo taken on June 4th 2006
context_page_description: 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 southwest of the village of Andenes.
  The 0.38-square-kilometre village has a population of 461 which gives the village a population density of 1,213 inhabitants per square kilometre.
  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. In the village, there is a horse barn, a school, and a small convenience store. Tourist information, puffin safari, a camping site and pubs are also available in the village.
context_section_description: 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 0.38-square-kilometre (94-acre) village has a population (2018) of 461 which gives the village a population density of 1,213 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,140/sq mi).
  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. In the village, there is a horse barn, a school, and a small convenience store. Tourist information, puffin safari, a camping site and pubs are also available in the village.
caption: View Bleik seen from Mount Røyken
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