Hulløya

Hulløya
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Ulli

Location in Nordland
Geography
Location Nordland, Norway
Coordinates 68°03′49″N 16°11′28″E / 68.0636°N 16.1910°E / 68.0636; 16.1910Coordinates: 68°03′49″N 16°11′28″E / 68.0636°N 16.1910°E / 68.0636; 16.1910
Area 22.1 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Length 6.7 km (4.16 mi)
Width 6 km (3.7 mi)
Coastline 21 km (13 mi)
Highest elevation 675 m (2,215 ft)
Highest point Veten
Norway
County Nordland
Municipality Tysfjord
Demographics
Population 4 (as of 2001)

Hulløya (Lule Sami: Ulli) is an island in the municipality of Tysfjord in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located in the Tysfjorden, southwest of the village of Kjøpsvik. The island has an area of 22.1 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) and the highest point is the 675-metre (2,215 ft) tall Veten. Hulløya had four inhabitants in 2001.[1]

An express boat service connects Kjøpsvik (on the mainland) with Hulløyhamn (on Hulløya) and other villages in the fjord several times per week.[2]

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Hulløya" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  2. "Hurtigbåtrute i Tysfjorden" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 July 2011.


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