Barmøya
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Sogn og Fjordane, Norway |
| Coordinates | 62°00′45″N 5°16′57″E / 62.0126°N 5.2826°E |
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Norway | |
Barmøya or Barmen is a small island in Selje Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 9-square-kilometre (3.5 sq mi) island lies just off the mainland between the Stad and the island of Vågsøy. Most of the islands 50 or so residents live on the southern shore in a small village that is known as Barmen. There is a small car ferry that runs from Barmen to the mainland 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the south. The eastern half of the island is made up of the 545-metre (1,788 ft) tall mountain Skjolden.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Barmen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-09-05.
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