Ingøya ( sme, Fávle-Iččát) 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 ...
on the edge of the
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceans. It spans an area of approximately and is known as the coldest of all the oceans. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) recognizes it as an ocean, a ...
in
Måsøy Municipality
Måsøy ( sme, Muosát; fkv, Moseija) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund. Other villages include Bakfjord, Gunnarnes, Ingøy, Måsøy, Slåtten, ...
in
Troms og Finnmark
Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnmark in English language, English), is a Counties of Norway, county in Northern Norway, northern Norway that was established ...
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 ...
. The island lies just north of the island of
Rolvsøya and west of the island of
Hjelmsøya. The sparsely populated island is only accessible by boat.
There are regular ferry connections at the port in the village of
Ingøy
Ingøy or Inga is a small fishing village on the island of Ingøya in Måsøy Municipality, Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the northern coast of the island of Ingøya, facing the open Arctic Ocean. The village of Ingøy l ...
on the north side of the island. The ferry connects to
Gunnarnes on Rolvsøya and
Havøysund
Havøysund ( sme, Ávanuorri) is the administrative centre of the Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the small island of Havøya, but is connected to the mainland by the Havøysund Bridge. The ...
on the island of
Havøya
Havøya ( sme, Ávvá) is an island in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island lies just off the coast of the Porsanger Peninsula with the island of Hjelmsøya to the north, Måsøya to the east, and Rolvsøya to th ...
. The island has about 13 inhabitants (2022). The
Ingøy radio transmitter
The Ingøy radio transmitter was a longwave transmitter of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation with a frequency of 153 kHz and a power of 100 kW. It is located about south of the village of Ingøy on the island of Ingøya in Mås ...
is located about south of the village of Ingøy.
Fruholmen Lighthouse
Fruholmen Lighthouse ( no, Fruholmen fyr, former name ''Norskholmen fyr'') is a coastal lighthouse located in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It sits on a tiny islet just off the northern coast of the island of Ingøya.
...
lies just off the northern coast of the island.
From the northwest, the broad Mafjorden cuts into the island of Ingøya and on the east side there is an open bay called Sanden.
The southwestern part of the island is quite mountainous with the highest peak being the tall Mafjordfjellet. The southern and eastern parts of the island are flat and partially swampy. The northern part is a more mountainous part where the
fishing village
A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000 m ...
of Ingøy is located.
Ingøy Church is located in Ingøy village. Historically, Mafjorden, Gåsnes, and Ingøy were all large fishing villages. There were two
whaling station
Whaling is the process of hunting of whales for their usable products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that became increasingly important in the Industrial Revolution.
It was practiced as an organized industry a ...
s located in Mafjorden that operated until the early 20th century.
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
* Ar ...
References
External links
Information and pictures from Ingøy
Måsøy
Islands of Troms og Finnmark
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