Asmaløy is an island in

Hvaler Hvaler is a municipality that is a group of islands in the southern part of Viken County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjærhalden, on the island of Kirkeøy. The only police station in the municipa ...

municipality of

Viken Viken may refer to: *Viken, Scandinavia, a historical region *Viken (county), a Norwegian county established in 2020 *Viken, Sweden, a bimunicipal locality in Skåne County, Sweden *Viken (lake), a lake in Sweden, part of the part of the Göta cana ...

county, Norway. Asmaløy is one of the larger islands in the archipelago of Hvaler which consists of over 800 islands, islets, skerries and reefs located in the outer

Oslofjord The Oslofjord (, ; en, Oslo Fjord) is an inlet in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the and lighthouses and down to in the south to Oslo in the north. It is part of the Skagerrak strait, connecting the Nor ...

. Hvaler tunnel () joins Asmaløy with

Kirkeøy Kirkeøy is the largest island in the Norwegian municipality of Hvaler. Its name means "church island" and is derived from Hvaler Church which is on the island and is also the main church of the municipality. The island covers an area of and had ...

, the largest island in the municipality and the site of the administrative centre at Skjærhalden. Hvaler tunnel is an underwater tunnel on Highway 108 (''Rv108''). The tunnel goes under the strait between Asmaløy and Kirkeøy. The long tunnel was opened on 2 October 1989. Hvaler tunnel is closed to pedestrians and cyclists. ''Hvaler blir bomfri'' (Fredriksstad Blad)
/ref> Vikerhavn is a small fishing harbour and village on the southern part of the island. The author Johan Borgen lived on Asmaløy for many years at a site known as Knatten.

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Islands of Viken (county) {{Viken-geo-stub

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