Finnøya
Northwestern coast of Finnøya, with the Hamarøy coastal mountains behind
Finnøya is located in Nordland
Finnøya
Finnøya
Location of the island
Finnøya is located in Norway
Finnøya
Finnøya
Finnøya (Norway)
Geography
LocationNordland, Norway
Coordinates68°00′08″N 15°29′49″E / 68.0022°N 15.4969°E / 68.0022; 15.4969
Area68 km2 (26 sq mi)
Highest elevation436 m (1430 ft)
Highest pointStraumfjellet
Administration
Norway
CountyNordland
MunicipalityHamarøy Municipality
Demographics
Population75 (2016)

Finnøya (Northern Sami: Dirvik)[1] is an island in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is situated northwest of the village of Innhavet with which it is connected by bridge. The mountainous island has an area of 68 square kilometres (26 sq mi) and the highest point is the 436-metre (1,430 ft) tall mountain Straumfjellet.[2] In 2016, the island of Finnøya had a population of 75.[3]

Sagfjord Church is located on the south side of the island in the village of Karlsøy.

References

  1. "Stedsnamn faktaark - for søk på stedsnavn og tilhørende fakta" [Place name fact sheet - for searching place names and associated facts]. Kartverket (in Norwegian). Norwegian Mapping Authority. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  2. "100 største øyene i Norge" [100 largest islands in Norway]. Kartverket (in Norwegian). Norwegian Mapping Authority. 2014-06-04. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-06-20). "Finnøya i Hamarøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-01-15.


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