Skjervøya (Trøndelag)

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Skjervøya
Skjervøya (Norway)
Geography
Location Trøndelag, Norway
Coordinates 64°17′35″N10°17′28″E / 64.293°N 10.291°E / 64.293; 10.291 Coordinates: 64°17′35″N10°17′28″E / 64.293°N 10.291°E / 64.293; 10.291
Administration
Norway
County Trøndelag
Municipality Osen

Skjærvøya are two connected islands in the municipality of Osen in Trøndelag county, Norway. [1] It consists of the islands of Ytre Skjærvøya and Indre Skjærvøya, which are connected by a 170-metre (560 ft) long stone causeway. There are about 20 people living on the islands. The islands lie about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Bessaker in Roan municipality and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the village of Osen.

Island Any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be called an eyot or ait, and a small island off the coast may be called a holm. A grouping of geographically or geologically related islands is called an archipelago, such as the Philippines.

Osen Municipality in Trøndelag, Norway

Osen is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Steinsdalen. Osen is one of two Norwegian municipalities that do not have any non-western immigrants as of 1 January 2008.

Trøndelag Region and county of Norway

Trøndelag is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created on 1 January 2018 with the merger of the former counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, which had been separated into two counties in 1804. Trøndelag county and the neighboring Møre og Romsdal county together form what is known as Central Norway.

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Seter or Sæter may refer to:

References

  1. "Indre Skjervøya, Osen (Trøndelag)" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2018-03-10.