Inner-Vikna (sometimes ''Indre Vikna'') is the largest of the three major

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 ...

s in the municipality of

Nærøysund Nærøysund is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Namdalen. The municipality was established on 1 January 2020 after the merger of the old municipalities of Vikna and Nærøy. The municipali ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...

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 is located in the eastern part of the municipality and it includes the village of Rørvik, the

administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

of Vikna.

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runs across the island, and also passing by

Rørvik Airport, Ryum Rørvik is a port town and administrative centre in the municipality of Nærøysund in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is on the eastern side of the Vikna archipelago on the island of Inner-Vikna. The town has a population (2022) of 3,385 and a ...

, then it continues over the

Nærøysund Bridge The Nærøysund Bridge ( no, Nærøysund bru) is a suspension bridge that crosses the Nærøysundet strait between the islands of Marøya and Nærøysund in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about south of the village of Rørvik. Togeth ...

and

Marøysund Bridge The Marøysund Bridge ( no, Marøysund bru) is a cantilever bridge in the municipality of Nærøysund in Trøndelag county, Norway. The bridge crosses the Marøysundet strait and the island of Buskholmen to connect the mainland to the island of ...

to connect the island to the mainland. The relatively flat and barren island is separated from the mainland by the

Nærøysundet Nærøysundet is a strait in the municipalities of Nærøysund in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village of Rørvik, is located along the Nærøysundet, on the northwestern side. The strait is crossed by the Nærøysund Bridge which connects the ...

strait.

References

Islands of Trøndelag Nærøysund Vikna {{Trøndelag-geo-stub

See also

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