Grisvågøya

Grisvågøya

Location in Møre og Romsdal
Geography
Location Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates 63°19′03″N 8°25′01″E / 63.3174°N 8.4170°E / 63.3174; 8.4170Coordinates: 63°19′03″N 8°25′01″E / 63.3174°N 8.4170°E / 63.3174; 8.4170
Area 13.9 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Highest elevation 118 m (387 ft)
Highest point Hiåsen
Country
County Møre og Romsdal
Municipality Aure

Grisvågøya is an island in Aure Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 13.9-square-kilometre (5.4 sq mi) island is located on the south side of the Edøyfjorden/Trondheimsleia. There are many islands around Grisvågøya including Skardsøya to the east, Ertvågsøya to the south, Edøya and Smøla to the west, and Hitra across the fjord to the north. The sparsely populated island of Grisvågøya has a bridge connecting it to Skardsøya to the east which has two different bridges that connect it to the mainland.[1]

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Grisvågøya" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-04-08.


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