Bjørøya

Bjørøya
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Geography
LocationTrøndelag, Norway
Coordinates64°34′25″N 10°49′16″E / 64.5735°N 10.8211°E / 64.5735; 10.8211
Area3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Length2.7 km (1.68 mi)
Width2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Highest elevation130 m (430 ft)
Highest pointSørfjellet
Administration
Norway
CountyTrøndelag
MunicipalityFlatanger Municipality
Demographics
Population0

Bjørøya[1] is an island in the Folda sea, just south of the Namsenfjorden in Flatanger Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 3.8-square-kilometre (1.5 sq mi) island lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the island of Villa and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the island of Lauvøya. The island has several large peat bogs as well as a farm. Ellingråsa Lighthouse is located on the northwest part of the island. The island has had no permanent residents since the 1970s.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  2. ^ Rosvold, Knut A., ed. (2011-12-18). "Bjørøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-04-16.


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