Ærøya is an unpopulated
island
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in
Arendal
Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici ...
municipality in
Agder
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county,
Norway
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.
The island lies along the
Skaggerak
The Skagerrak (; , , ) is a strait running between the North Jutlandic Island of Denmark, the east coast of Norway and the west coast of Sweden, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat sea.
The Skagerrak contains some of the busiest shipping ...
coast about south of the larger island of
Hisøya
Hisøya or Hisøy (historically: ''Hisøen'') is an island in Agder county, Norway. The island has been part of the municipality of Arendal since 1992. The main village areas on the island are Kolbjørnsvik, His, Slåbervig, and Sandviga. The ...
. The islands of
Havsøya and
Merdø lie to the northeast, the islands of Store Torungen and Lille Torungen lie to the southeast, and the island of
Gjervoldsøy lies to the west.
References
Arendal
Islands of Agder
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