Røssøyvågen

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Røssøyvågen
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Røssøyvågen
Røssøyvågen (Norway)
Coordinates: 62°49′00″N06°48′20″E / 62.81667°N 6.80556°E / 62.81667; 6.80556 Coordinates: 62°49′00″N06°48′20″E / 62.81667°N 6.80556°E / 62.81667; 6.80556
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Møre og Romsdal
District Romsdal
Municipality Aukra Municipality
Elevation [1] 3 m (10 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code6480 Aukra

Røssøyvågen is a village in Aukra Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the west side of the island of Gossa. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of Varhaugvika, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of Aukrasanden, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Nyhamna.

Møre og Romsdal County (fylke) of Norway

Møre og RomsdalUrban East Norwegian: [²møːrə ɔ ˈrʊmsdɑːl](listen) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the largest town. The county is governed by the Møre og Romsdal County Municipality which includes an elected county council and a county mayor. The national government is represented by the county governor.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

Gossa (island) island in Aukra Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway

Gossa is an island in Aukra Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island encompasses most of the municipality and has a ferry connection from Aukrasanden across the Julsundet strait to Hollingen on the mainland. About 80% of the municipal population is located on the island.

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References

  1. "Røssøyvågen" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2010-11-11.