Hundvåko
Hundvåkøy
Hundvåkøy is located in Vestland
Hundvåkøy
Hundvåkøy
Location of the island
Hundvåkøy is located in Norway
Hundvåkøy
Hundvåkøy
Hundvåkøy (Norway)
Geography
LocationVestland, Norway
Coordinates60°07′23″N 5°08′37″E / 60.1231°N 5.1437°E / 60.1231; 5.1437
Area10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Length6.9 km (4.29 mi)
Width2.4 km (1.49 mi)
Highest elevation76 m (249 ft)
Highest pointKongsvarden
Administration
Norway
CountyVestland
MunicipalityAustevoll Municipality
Demographics
Population554 (2001)
Pop. density51.7/km2 (133.9/sq mi)

Hundvåko or Hundvåkøy is an island in Austevoll municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 10.7-square-kilometre (4.1 sq mi) island lies southeast of the island of Stora Kalsøy and northwest of the large island of Huftarøy. There are bridge connections to both of those islands.[1]

The main population centres on Hundvåko are the villages of Austevollshella and Toranger. The island has a population (in 2001) of 554 inhabitants.[2]

The island is rocky and barren with few forested areas and much heathland. There are flocks of wild spælsau sheep that live year-round on the island in the heathland. This breed of sheep has roamed on the island since Viking times.

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Hundvåko" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  2. "Folke- og bustadteljing 2001" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. 2001.


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