Skardsøya

Island in Norway
63°21′50″N 8°33′57″E / 63.3640°N 8.5658°E / 63.3640; 8.5658Area52.3 km2 (20.2 sq mi)Length8 km (5 mi)Width12.5 km (7.77 mi)Highest elevation390 m (1280 ft)Highest pointBjørnskardliknubbenAdministration
Norway
CountyMøre og RomsdalMunicipalityAure MunicipalityDemographicsPopulation332 (2015)

Skardsøya is an island in Aure Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 52.3-square-kilometre (20.2 sq mi) island is located along the Trondheimsleia strait in the northeastern part of the municipality, just east of the island of Grisvågøya and north and west of the mainland. The island is connected to the mainland to the east by the Dromnessund Bridge and to the south by the Torsetsund Bridge. In 2015, the island had about 332 residents living on it.[1]

The Mellandsvågen Nature Reserve and Melland Nature Reserve are located on the western part of the island.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2015-11-15). "Skardsøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  2. ^ "Mellandsvågen". Mijlø-direktoratet. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Melland". Mijlø-direktoratet. Retrieved August 20, 2017.


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