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Sandø (island)
Sandø ( en, sand island) may refer to: *, an island on the Coastline of Norway *Sandø, an old name for Sande municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway *Sandø, an old name for Sandøy Sandøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre was the village of Steinshamn. Other villages included Ona and Myklebost. The municipality was spread out over man ... municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway See also * Sandor (other) * Sandøya (other), including Sandoy * Sand Island (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coastline Of Norway
The coastline of Norway is formed along the Skagerrak, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, and Barents Sea. This considers only the mainland coastline and excludes Svalbard. A straight line along Norway's sea borders (the coastal perimeter) is long. Along the coast there are many fjords, islands, and bays, resulting in a low-resolution coastline of over . At linear intercepts, this length increases to (see the coastline paradox). Much of Norway's wealth is linked to its long coastline; for example, the petroleum industry, maritime transport, fishing, and fish farming. The Norwegian landscape was formed by glaciers that eroded the basement rock and formed countless valleys and fjords, as well as the characteristic skerries that protect the land from the ocean along most of the mainland coastline. There are only a few shorter or longer stretches where the mainland is exposed to the open sea along the coast: at Lindesnes, Lista, Jæren, Stad, Hustadvika, and Folda in Trøndelag, and al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sande, Møre Og Romsdal
Sande is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Larsnes on the island of Gurskøya. Other villages in Sande include Gursken, Sandshamn, Bringsinghaug, and Voksa. The municipality is the 331st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sande is the 259th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,422. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 6.4% over the previous 10-year period. General information Sande was established as a municipality on 1 January 1867 when it was separated from the large Herøy Municipality. The initial population was 2,493. On 1 January 1873, a part of eastern Sande (with 362 residents) was transferred back to Herøy. On 1 January 1889, the Eksund area and the island of Ekø (population: 119) were transferred to Herøy Municipality. On 1 January 1905, the eastern district of Sande was separate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandøy
Sandøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t .... It was part of the Romsdal Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre was the village of Steinshamn. Other villages included Ona, Sandøy, Ona and Myklebost, Sandøy, Myklebost. The municipality was spread out over many islands in the mouth of the vast Romsdal Fjord. The Flatflesa Lighthouse and Ona Lighthouse protect the boats traveling around the municipality. The Nordøy Fixed Link project was constructed from 2018 until 2023 and it includes three undersea tunnels and several bridges that will connect the main islands of Sandøy Municipality and the islands of Haram Municipality to the mainland. At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
