Otterøya (Hordaland)

Otterøya
Otrøyna

View of the island (top-center of the photo)
Geography
Location Hordaland, Norway
Coordinates 59°43′29″N 5°25′37″E / 59.7246°N 5.4270°E / 59.7246; 5.4270Coordinates: 59°43′29″N 5°25′37″E / 59.7246°N 5.4270°E / 59.7246; 5.4270
Area 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Length 975 m (3,199 ft)
Width 880 m (2,890 ft)
Highest elevation 27 m (89 ft)
Country
County Hordaland
Municipality Bømlo

Otterøya or Otrøyna is an unpopulated island in Bømlo municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 0.45-square-kilometre (110-acre) island lies in the Bømlafjorden, southeast of the islands of Føyno, Nautøya, and Spyssøya. The southern part of the island is a nature reserve.[1] The Bømlafjord Tunnel runs underneath the island.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "VV00001737, Otterøy og Hestholmen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Hauge, Stanley (2001). Under fjord – over flu (in Norwegian). Bergen: Eide. p. 157. ISBN 82-514-0627-7.


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