Utskarpen

Utskarpen^[2] is a village in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway, about 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of the town of Mo i Rana. The village is located at the end of the Utskarpen fjord, an arm of the main Ranfjorden. On the western side of Utskarpen is the intersection with Norwegian County Road 17 and Norwegian County Road 12. The neighboring villages are Sjonbotn to the north and Myklebustad to the west.^[3]

Utskarpen
Village
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Coordinates: 66.2901°N 13.5804°E / 66.2901; 13.5804
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Helgeland
Municipality	Rana Municipality
Elevation [1]	2 m (6.6 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8725 Utskarpen

Utskarpen has a kindergarten, a primary and secondary school, and a nursing home. The Utskarpen Museum was opened on 23 October 1999. The village has been in the three municipalities. Starting in 1839 it was part of Hemnes Municipality, then in 1929 it became a part of Sør-Rana Municipality, and then in 1964 it was merged into Rana Municipality.^[4]