Harøya

Harøya
	View of Harøya (looking north)
	Harøya Location of the island Harøya Harøya (Norway)
Geography
Location	Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates	62°46′11″N 6°26′29″E / 62.7697°N 06.4415°E
Area	13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Length	7 km (4.3 mi)
Width	3 km (1.9 mi)
Highest elevation	156 m (512 ft)
Highest point	Harøyburet
Administration
	Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
Municipality	Ålesund Municipality
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Harøya Wetlands System
Designated	18 March 1996
Reference no.	806

Harøya is a swampy island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. At 13.6 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi), it is the largest island in the municipality. The island is located between the islands of Finnøya (to the northeast) and Fjørtofta (to the southwest).

Steinshamn, the municipal center, is located at the north end of the island where there is a causeway connecting it to the neighboring island of Finnøya. The village of Myklebost is located at the south end of the island, where there are ferry connections to Dryna (in Midsund) and Brattvåg and Fjørtofta (in Haram). Harøy Church is located in the center of the island,^[2] just north of the Lomstjønna Nature Reserve.^[3]

The new Nordøyvegen bridge and tunnel project will connect the island of Harøy to the mainland when it is completed.

References[edit]

^ "Harøya Wetlands System". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ Store norske leksikon. "Harøya" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-22.
^ "Lomstjønna". Mijlø-direktoratet. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

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[1] "Harøya Wetlands System". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[2] Store norske leksikon. "Harøya" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-22.

[3] "Lomstjønna". Mijlø-direktoratet. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

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