Skardsøya is an island in Aure Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 52.3-square-kilometre (20.2 sq mi) island is located along the Trondheimsleia strait in the northeastern part of the municipality, just east of the island of Grisvågøya and north and west of the mainland. The island is connected to the mainland to the east by the Dromnessund Bridge and to the south by the Torsetsund Bridge. In 2015, the island had about 332 residents living on it.[1]
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  Skardsøya Location of the island  Skardsøya Skardsøya (Norway) | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Coordinates | 63°21′50″N 8°33′57″E / 63.3640°N 8.5658°E |
| Area | 52.3 km2 (20.2 sq mi) |
| Length | 8 km (5 mi) |
| Width | 12.5 km (7.77 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 390 m (1280 ft) |
| Highest point | Bjørnskardliknubben |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| Municipality | Aure Municipality |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 332 (2015) |
The Mellandsvågen Nature Reserve and Melland Nature Reserve are located on the western part of the island.[2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2015-11-15). "Skardsøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ "Mellandsvågen". Mijlø-direktoratet. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ "Melland". Mijlø-direktoratet. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
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