Averøya is an island in the municipality of Averøy in

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

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 is located north of the

Romsdal peninsula Romsdal is a traditional district in the Norwegian county Møre og Romsdal, located between Nordmøre and Sunnmøre. The district of Romsdal comprises Aukra, Fræna, Midsund, Molde, Nesset, Rauma, Sandøy, and Vestnes. It is named after the v ...

surrounded by the

Kornstadfjord Kornstadfjorden or Kornstadfjord is a fjord that runs between Averøy Municipality and Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord runs between the Romsdal peninsula and the island of Averøya. The villages of Vis ...

on the west and the

Kvernesfjord Kvernesfjorden or Kvernesfjord is a fjord between the municipalities of Gjemnes, Kristiansund, Averøy, and Hustadvika in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is about long. The fjord begins at the end of the Kornstadfjorden near the vi ...

on the south and east. The main villages on the island include

Bruhagen Bruhagen is the administrative center of Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the east side of the island of Averøya, about midway between the villages of Bremsnes and Kvernes. Norwegian County Road ...

Kvernes Kvernes is a village in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the east coast of the island of Averøya Averøya is an island in the municipality of Averøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located ...

Kornstad Kornstad is a village in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the west side of the island of Averøya Averøya is an island in the municipality of Averøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It ...

Kårvåg Kårvåg is a village in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the west side of the island of Averøya near the east end of the Atlanterhavsveien road. The village of Kornstad lies to the south and the villag ...

, Langøy, and

Bremsnes Bremsnes is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1897 until its dissolution in 1964. Bremsnes municipality surrounded the Bremsnesfjorden and it included parts of the islands of Averøya, Frei ...

. The island is connected to the mainland by the

Atlanterhavsveien The Atlantic Ocean Road or the Atlantic Road ( no, Atlanterhavsvegen / Atlanterhavsveien) is an long section of County Road 64 that runs through an archipelago in Hustadvika and Averøy municipalities in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It pa ...

road, and it is connected to

Kristiansund Kristiansund (, ; historically spelled Christianssund and earlier named Fosna) is a municipality on the western coast of Norway in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. The administrative center of the municipality is the town of ...

via the

Atlantic Ocean Tunnel The Atlantic Ocean Tunnel ( no, links=no, Atlanterhavstunnelen) is an undersea tunnel that is part of Norwegian County Road 64 which connects Kristiansund Municipality to Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The eastern end ...

In popular culture

Norwegian comedy duo

Ylvis Ylvis () are a Norwegian comedy duo consisting of brothers Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker. They debuted as professional variety artists in 2000 and have since appeared in several countries in variety shows, comedy concerts, television shows, radio ...

made a music video about the island's need for an information sign. The video was recorded with a number of other Norwegian celebrities, (satirically) saying they are trying to raise money for a sign.

References

Averøy Islands of Møre og Romsdal {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub