Engø is a

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...

Sandefjord, Norway Sandefjord () is a city and the most populous municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838. The municipality of Sandar was merged into Sandefjord on 1 January 1969. On 1 ...

. The original name was ''Engøy'', which is a combination of the words ''eng'' (“meadow”) and ''øy'' (“island”). Former written forms include ''Ænghøy'' (in 1398), ''Enngøenn'' (1575), ''Engøen'' (1644), and later on ''Engø''. Engø is also a place on

Tjøme Tjøme () is an island in Færder, and a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Tjøme. The parish of ''Tjømø'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see f ...

Island. Engøy is located next to

Lahelle Lahelle is a neighborhood and statistical area (''grunnkrets'') in Sandefjord municipality, Norway. It is the innermost part of the 5 km Lahellefjord. It was formerly spelled ''Ladhella'', which includes the word ''lada'', translating to load ...

, northeast of the city. A ferry operator, known as '' Jutøya AS'', operates a small ferry which connects Sandefjord to

Veierland Veierland is a populated, carfree island in Færder municipality, Norway. A ferry service operated by Jutøya AS connects the island with the nearby, larger island of Nøtterøy. The island also has a permanent ferry link to Engø peninsula in n ...

Island. The ferry, known as '' MF Jutøya'', is operated on contract with

Vestviken Kollektivtrafikk Vestfold Kollektivtrafikk (VKT) (lit. ''Vestfold Public Transport'') is the public transport administration for the county of Vestfold in Norway. VKT is responsible for planning, organising and marketing bus transport in the county, but does not ...

. Engø lies 5-6 kilometers from the city center in Sandefjord, and the ferry ride to Veierland Island takes approximately 10 minutes. Veierland Island measures 4.4 km² and is a car-free island which experiences significant summer tourism.Schmidt, Martin (2020). ''Norwegen''. Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump. Page 106. .

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Peninsulas of Vestfold og Telemark Sandefjord {{VestfoldTelemark-geo-stub