Rødøya

Rødøya
Rødøy
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Geography
LocationNordland, Norway
Coordinates66°41′12″N 13°04′37″E / 66.6866°N 13.0769°E / 66.6866; 13.0769
Area8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Length5.2 km (3.23 mi)
Width2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Highest elevation443 m (1453 ft)
Highest pointRødøyløva
Administration
Norway
CountyNordland
MunicipalityRødøy Municipality
Demographics
Population150 (2017)

Rødøya[1] is an island in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 8.5-square-kilometre (3.3 sq mi) island is located just west of the mouth of the Tjongsfjorden, north of the island of Gjerdøya, and west of the mainland. There are ferry connections from the village of Rødøy to the village of Jektvika on the mainland and to the nearby island of Gjerdøya. Rødøy Church is located in the village of Rødøy on the south side of the island. The island had 150 residents in 2017.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (14 July 2017). "Rødøya – øy i Rødøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 February 2019.


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