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Nordkvaløya

Coordinates: 70°11′N 19°10′E / 70.183°N 19.167°E / 70.183; 19.167
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Nordkvaløya
Nordkvaløya is located in Troms
Nordkvaløya
Nordkvaløya
Location of Island in Troms
Geography
LocationTroms, Norway
Coordinates70°11′N 19°10′E / 70.183°N 19.167°E / 70.183; 19.167
Area84.4 km2 (32.6 sq mi)
Length17 km (10.6 mi)
Width10 km (6 mi)
Coastline65 km (40.4 mi)
Highest elevation736 m (2415 ft)
Administration
Norway
Demographics
Population0
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)

Nordkvaløya is an uninhabited island in the municipality of Karlsøy in Troms county, Norway.[1] The island is situated north of the islands of Ringvassøya and west of Helgøya. The Norwegian Sea borders to the northwest. The 84.4-square-kilometre (32.6 sq mi) island of Nordkvaløya is very rugged and the highest point is Storalangen at 736 m (2,415 ft).[2]

References

  1. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001). "Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1936 Karlsøy" (PDF) (in Norwegian). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Kvaløya – øy i Karlsøy" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-12-15.