Sør-Arnøya
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Nordland, Norway |
Coordinates | 67°08′11″N 13°58′01″E / 67.1363°N 13.9669°E |
Area | 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
Length | 3.5 km (2.17 mi) |
Width | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
Highest elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
Highest point | Storåsen |
Administration | |
Norway | |
County | Nordland |
Municipality | Gildeskål Municipality |
Demographics | |
Population | 199 (2016) |
Sør-Arnøya[1] is a small island in Gildeskål Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 4-square-kilometre (1.5 sq mi) island is located west of the neighboring island of Sandhornøya and south of the island of Nord-Arnøya. Sør-Arnøya and Nord-Arnøya are linked with a 100-metre (330 ft) long bridge.[2]
The population (2016) of the island is 199. The main village on the island is the village of Sør-Arnøy. The closest town to Sør-Arnøya is Bodø, to the north, which can be reached by boat.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-07-14). "Sørarnøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-01-30.