Grytøya (Norwegian) or Rivttek (Northern Sami)[1] is an island in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The 108-square-kilometre (42 sq mi) island lies just north of the large island of Hinnøya and south of the island of Bjarkøya. It is surrounded by the Vågsfjorden in the east and the Andfjorden in the west. The highest peak on the island is the 1,012-metre (3,320 ft) tall mountain Nona. The population of Grytøya (2017) is 433. The southeastern part of the island is the most agriculturally productive.[2]
 Grytøya seen from the east | |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Troms, Norway |
| Coordinates | 68°55′20″N 16°27′46″E / 68.9222°N 16.4629°E |
| Area | 108 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Length | 17 km (10.6 mi) |
| Width | 10 km (6 mi) |
| Coastline | 62 km (38.5 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,012 m (3320 ft) |
| Highest point | Nona |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Troms |
| Municipality | Harstad Municipality |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 433 (2017) |
| Pop. density | 4/km2 (10/sq mi) |
The northern part of the island was formerly part of the old Bjarkøy Municipality, which merged with Harstad Municipality on 1 January 2013.
Transportation
editThere is a ferry connection from Bjørnå (on Grytøya) to Vika (on the neighboring island of Hinnøya), just north of the town of Harstad. The main road on the island follows the coastline from the northeast at Fenes to Grotavær in the northwest. There is very little settlement on the northern coast, and no road connections there.[2]
There used to be ferry connections to the neighboring islands of Bjarkøya and Sandsøya, but the Bjarkøy Fixed Link project created a bridge and undersea tunnel system connecting the three islands in 2018.[3]
Media gallery
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Grytøya, seen from the Southeast -
Ferry docked at Grytøya -
Alvestad on Grytøya -
Sheep on Grytøya -
View of Toppen on Grytøya
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-02-13). "Grytøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
- ^ "Fv. 867 / Fv. 125 Bjarkøyforbindelsene" (in Norwegian). Statens Vegvesen. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
