Gjerøy or Gjerdøya is an island in the municipality of

Rødøy Rødøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vågaholmen. Other villages include Gjerøy, Jektvika, Kilboghamn, Melfjord ...

in Nordland county,

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. It is located in a group of islands located west of the peninsula between the

Tjongsfjorden Tjongsfjorden is a fjord in the municipality of Rødøy in Nordland county, Norway. The long fjord begins just west of the Svartisen glacier and flows west and flows into the Rødøyfjorden, just east of the island of Rødøya. The mountain ...

and Melfjorden. It lies south of the island of

Rødøya Rødøya is an island in the municipality of Rødøy in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located just west of the mouth of the Tjongsfjorden, north of the island of Gjerdøya, and west of the mainland. There are ferry connections fro ...

, north of the island of

Rangsundøya Rangsundøya or Rangsundøy is an island in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island of Rangsundøya is located off the Helgeland coast in a large group of islands. The island of Gjerdøya lies to the north, Storselsøya ...

, and west of the island of

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. The main village on the island is called Gjerøy. The island has a population (2016) of 87 people. There is regular ferry service to Gjerdøya from the mainland and to the islands surrounding it.

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Islands of Nordland Villages in Nordland Populated places of Arctic Norway Rødøy {{Nordland-island-stub

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