Gurskøya
is an island in
Møre og Romsdal 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 the ...
. The island is shared by the municipalities of
Sande and
Herøy. The villages of
Gursken,
Larsnes, and
Moldtustranda are located on the island. The southern part of the island was historically part of the municipality of
Rovde
Rovde is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1905 until its dissolution in 1964. Rovde included the area on both the north and south sides of the Rovdef ...
. In 2015, there were 4,647 residents living on the island.
The island lies north of the
Rovdestranda
Rovdane or Rovde is a village in Vanylven Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located along the Rovdefjorden, about north of the village of Myklebost, Vanylven, Myklebost, northeast of the municipal center of Fiskåbygd, and ...
area on the mainland; southwest of the islands of
Hareidlandet
Hareidlandet is an island in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is divided between Hareid Municipality and Ulstein Municipality. The island has a population of 13,030 (as of 2015). The island is mentioned by Snorri in his reports abou ...
and
Dimnøya, west of the island of
Eika; east of the islands of
Kvamsøya,
Voksa
Voksa is an island in Sande Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island lies about east of the island of Kvamsøya, about south of the island of Sandsøya, about west of the larger island of Gurskøya, and about north of ...
, and
Sandsøya; and south of the
Norwegian Sea
The Norwegian Sea ( no, Norskehavet; is, Noregshaf; fo, Norskahavið) is a marginal sea, grouped with either the Atlantic Ocean or the Arctic Ocean, northwest of Norway between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea, adjoining the Barents Sea to ...
and the islands of
Nerlandsøya,
Bergsøya,
Leinøya, and
Flåvær.
The island is home to many fish-related industries such as
fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
and
fish processing
The term fish processing refers to the processes associated with fish and fish products between the time fish are caught or harvested, and the time the final product is delivered to the customer. Although the term refers specifically to fish, in ...
.
Notable residents
*
Anne Leer, an author
*
Anlaug Amanda Djupvik
Anlaug Amanda Djupvik is a Norwegian astronomer. Her main field of research is star formation and the origin of the initial mass function.
She used Kaas as a family name (due to marriage), but changed it back to Djupvik in 2004. She was born i ...
, an
astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, moons, comets and galaxies – in either ...
See also
*
List of islands of Norway
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area.
A
* Alden
* Aldra
* Algrøy
* Alsta
* Altra
* Anda
* Andabeløya
* Andørja
* Andøya, Vesterålen
* Andøya, Agder
* ...
*
List of islands of Norway by area
The following is a list of islands of Norway by area.
Islands close to the mainland of Norway
For an exhaustive list ordered by name, see list of islands of Norway.
Islands distant from the mainland of Norway
See also
* List of islands of ...
References
Sande, Møre og Romsdal
Herøy, Møre og Romsdal
Islands of Møre og Romsdal
Sunnmøre
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