Langøya

Langøya
	Langøya Location of the island Langøya Langøya (Norway)
Geography
Location	Nordland, Norway
Coordinates	68°37′19″N 14°56′27″E / 68.6220°N 14.9407°E
Archipelago	Vesterålen
Area	850.2 km2 (328.3 sq mi)
Area rank	3rd largest in Norway
Length	50 km (31 mi)
Width	40 km (25 mi)
Highest elevation	763 m (2503 ft)
Highest point	Snøkolla
Administration
	Norway
County	Nordland
Municipalities	Bø, Hadsel, Sortland, and Øksnes
Demographics
Population	15,791 (2016)
Pop. density	18.6/km2 (48.2/sq mi)

Langøya is the third largest island of Norway (outside of Svalbard), with an area of 850.2 square kilometres (328.3 sq mi). The island is a part of the Vesterålen archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The island includes the municipalities of Bø and Øksnes as well as parts of the municipalities of Sortland and Hadsel.

The large island of Hinnøya lies to the east (on the other side of the Sortlandssundet). The island of Andøya lies to the northeast. The small island of Skogsøya lies to the northwest. The island of Hadseløya lies to the south. There are several lakes on the island including Alsvågvatnet. The Eidsfjorden divides the island almost in half. The island has two road bridges connecting it to Hadseløya and Hinnøya via the Hadsel Bridge and Sortland Bridge.^[1]