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Stad or Stadlandet is a peninsula in the municipality of Selje in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
The name is sometimes also written as Stadt, Statt or Stadlandet–not to be confused with the similar German word Stadt. The d in Stad is pronounced in Norwegian as a t. The Stad peninsula has a very harsh, windy climate. The highest wind speed in the country is often recorded at this promontory. Located between Stavanger and Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county, this is the only peninsula on the mainland that goes out into open sea. Most of the rest of the ship route from Stavanger to Ålesund is protected by islands. The Svinøy lighthouse is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of the peninsula on a small island in the Norwegian Sea.
The peninsula is considered the dividing point between the Norwegian Sea to the north and the North Sea to the south. The peninsula is a 500-metre (1,600 ft) high mountain plateau topped by the 645-metre (2,116 ft) tall Tarvaldsegga peak. There are several lower valley on the peninsula, but at the western end, the plateau plunges into the sea in a 497 metres (1,631 ft) tall cliff at Kjerringa.