Tenna or Kinnarøya[1] is an island in Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.[2] The island has an area of 3.5 square kilometers (1.4 sq mi). It is traversed by Norwegian County Road 161, which also connects it to the neighboring island of Sør-Herøy, crossing the Tennsundet (lit. 'Tenna Strait') over the Tennsund Bridge.[2] To the south lies the Andøysundet (lit. 'Andøya Strait'). The Husvær islands lie to the southwest of Tenna; they are connected to Tenna by a ferry.
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Nordland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 65°56′36″N 12°13′01″E / 65.9434°N 12.2169°E |
| Archipelago | Herøy |
| Area | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Length | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
| Width | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Highest point | Nord-Stauløyhågjen |
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Norway | |
| County | Nordland |
| Municipality | Herøy Municipality |
See also
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edit- ^ "Stadnamn og skrivemåten for stadnamn" (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
- ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir (April 7, 2016). "Herøy – Nordland". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
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