skjærflaten

Skjærflaten is a Norwegian toponym used for several coastal places and geographic features named for a flat rocky surface near the sea. The name combines skjær, meaning a skerry or rocky reef, with flaten, the flat surface, and describes a landscape characteristic of the site.

Locations bearing the name are typically small coastal features such as flat rock plates, tidal flats, or exposed reef flats that may serve as navigation markers or fishing points. As a descriptive rather than administrative term, Skjærflaten is not tied to a single municipality or county; different places may have the same name in different regions.

Because the same name can occur in multiple locales, precise identification usually requires accompanying geographic qualifiers—such as the municipality, parish, or coordinates—found in maps, local records, or nautical charts. The term is commonly encountered in historical documents and farm or property names, illustrating how coastal topography shapes Norwegian toponymy.