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Linesøya

Coordinates: 64°00′49″N 9°55′00″E / 64.0136°N 09.9168°E / 64.0136; 09.9168
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Linesøya
Linesøya is located in Trøndelag
Linesøya
Linesøya
Location of the island
Linesøya is located in Norway
Linesøya
Linesøya
Linesøya (Norway)
Geography
LocationTrøndelag, Norway
Coordinates64°00′49″N 9°55′00″E / 64.0136°N 09.9168°E / 64.0136; 09.9168
Area16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Length6 km (3.7 mi)
Width4 km (2.5 mi)
Highest elevation230 m (750 ft)
Highest pointLinesfjellet
Administration
Norway
CountyTrøndelag
MunicipalityÅfjord
Linesøya and Frohavet

Linesøya is an island in the municipality of Åfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) off the coast of the mainland of Åfjord, and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southwest of the island of Stokkøya.[1] The 16.6-square-kilometre (6.4 sq mi) island also lies about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) north of the smaller island of Lauvøya. The highest point on Linesøya is the 230-metre (750 ft) tall mountain Linesfjellet.[2]

View of Linesøya
Bridge between Stokkøya and Linesøya

After the completion in 2011 of the Linesøy Bridge between Linesøya and Stokkøya and the Stokkøy Bridge from Stokkøya to the mainland, there has been a ferry-free road to the mainland from Linesøya.[2]

See also

Linesøy Bridge

References

  1. ^ "Linesøya" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  2. ^ a b Haugen, Morten, ed. (2012-01-01). "Linesøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-03-06.