Sandøyna

Sandøyna

Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Geography
Location Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Coordinates 60°53′25″N 4°59′56″E / 60.8903°N 4.9988°E / 60.8903; 4.9988Coordinates: 60°53′25″N 4°59′56″E / 60.8903°N 4.9988°E / 60.8903; 4.9988
Area 31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Length 11.5 km (7.15 mi)
Width 3.3 km (2.05 mi)
Country
County Sogn og Fjordane
Municipality Gulen Municipality
Demographics
Population 230 (as of 2001)

Sandøyna or Sandøya is the largest island in Gulen Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 32-square-kilometre (12 sq mi) island lies just west of the mainland in a large archipelago of islands that sit north of the Fensfjorden, southeast of the Sognesjøen, and south of the Gulafjorden. The islands of Mjømna and Byrknesøyna lie just west of Sandøyna. These three islands are connected to the mainland by a series of bridges. The bridge from Sandøyna to the mainland was completed in 2010, thus eliminating the old ferry route from the island to the mainland. The largest settlement is the village of Ånneland on the western coast of the island.[1]

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Sandøy i Gulen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-01-02.


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