Skorpa, Kinn

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Skorpa
Norway - Skorpa.png
Location of the village
Geography
Location Vestland, Norway
Coordinates 61°36′00″N4°50′30″E / 61.6001°N 4.8416°E / 61.6001; 4.8416 Coordinates: 61°36′00″N4°50′30″E / 61.6001°N 4.8416°E / 61.6001; 4.8416
Area9 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Length5.7 km (3.54 mi)
Width2.8 km (1.74 mi)
Highest elevation393 m (1,289 ft)
Highest pointBlåkollen
Administration
Norway
County Vestland
Municipality Kinn Municipality

Skorpa is an island in the municipality in Kinn in Vestland county, Norway. The 9-square-kilometre (3.5 sq mi) island lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the town of Florø in a large group of inhabited islands. Skorpa lies about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the islands of Reksta and Kinn and about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of the island of Fanøya.

Aerial view (center right part of the picture) Flora Batalden Skorpa Kinn Reksta from southwest IMG 0148.JPG
Aerial view (center right part of the picture)

The island is rocky, mountainous, and barren. Almost all the settlement is located on the southwestern shore. The population (2001) was about 60 residents. [1]

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References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Skorpa" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-11-05.