north Kaholmen battery

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The north Kaholmen battery is a coastal artillery installation that formed part of Norway’s Oscarsborg Fortress, historically used to defend the approaches to Oslo.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal artillery battery
military installation
country Norway
hasCategory Coastal artillery
Forts in Norway
Military history of Norway
hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasFunction coastal defense
protection of approaches to Oslo
hasOpposite South Kaholmen battery
hasStartTime 19th century
locatedIn North Kaholmen
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Frogn municipality
Viken county
locatedInCountry Norway
locatedInRegion Eastern Norway
locatedInWaterBody Oslofjord
locatedNear Oscarsborg Fortress
South Kaholmen battery
namedAfter North Kaholmen island
operatedBy Norwegian Armed Forces
Royal Norwegian Navy Coastal Artillery
ownedBy Norwegian state
partOf Oscarsborg Fortress
defensive system of Oslofjord
outer defenses of Oscarsborg Fortress
linked to: Oscarsborg Fortress
strategicImportance control of shipping lane to Oslo
usedDuring World War II
usedFor defense of Oslo

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Oscarsborg Fortress hasStructure north Kaholmen battery