Gossa (
dative: Gossen) is an
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
in
Aukra Municipality 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 encompasses most of the municipality and has a
ferry connection from the village of
Aukrasanden across the
Julsundet
Julsundet is a long strait connecting the Norwegian Sea to the Romsdalsfjorden. The strait is located about west of the town of Molde in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The strait runs through the municipalities of Fræna, Aukra, Molde, a ...
strait to the village of
Hollingen on the mainland. About 80% of the municipal population (about 2,500 people) is located on the island.
The island is flat and
swampy, but it is well cultivated by farmland wherever possible. There are also some planted forests. The highest point on the island is the tall ''Jærmannburet''.
The largest population centers on the island are the villages of
Aukrasanden and
Varhaugvika on the southeastern side and the village of
Røssøyvågen on the west side.
Aukra Auto runs bus service on the island.
The
natural gas
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from the
Ormen Lange gas field is brought ashore at
Nyhamna on the northeastern shore. Here the gas is processed and pumped through the world's longest underwater pipeline, the
Langeled pipeline, to
Easington in the
United Kingdom
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.
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
* ...
References
External links
http://www.aukra.kommune.no
*http://www.gossen.no
*https://www.shell.com/about-us/major-projects/ormen-lange.html
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Aukra
Islands of Møre og Romsdal