Kvamsøya, Møre og Romsdal

Kvamsøya is an island in the municipality of Sande in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the Stad peninsula in Selje Municipality and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the village of Larsnes on the island of Gurskøya. The island lies in the Vanylvsgapet, the entrance to the Vanylvsfjorden.

Kvamsøya
Kvamsøya is located in Møre og Romsdal
Kvamsøya
Kvamsøya
Location of the island
Kvamsøya is located in Norway
Kvamsøya
Kvamsøya
Kvamsøya (Norway)
Geography
LocationMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates62°12′43″N 5°22′13″E / 62.2120°N 5.3702°E / 62.2120; 5.3702
Area7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Length3.6 km (2.24 mi)
Width3.9 km (2.42 mi)
Highest elevation289 m (948 ft)
Highest pointNonshornet
Administration
Norway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
MunicipalitySande Municipality
Demographics
Population231 (2014)

The island has been inhabited for a very long time. There have been settlements found on the island dating back to the Bronze Age. Kvamsøya has an area of 7.5 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi) and 231 inhabitants (2014), all of whom live along the shoreline. The largest population centre on the island is the village of Bringsinghaug. There is a ferry connection from Bringsinghaug to Voksa and on to Åram (in Vanylven Municipality) and then to Larsnes. The island of Kvamsøya is mountainous and has very few trees on it.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-02-22). "Kvamsøya - øy i Sande". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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