Meløya 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 the municipality of

Meløy Meløy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørnes. Other villages include Eidbukta, Neverdal, Glomfjord, Halsa, Reipå, Stø ...

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

county, Norway. The island lies east of the island of

Bolga Bolga is an island in the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway. The island has a population (2017) of 105. It is located west of the islands of Meløya and Åmøya, just off the coast of the Helgeland Helgeland is the most ...

, north of the island of

Åmøya Åmøya is an island in the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway. The island lies west of the mainland, east of the island of Bolga, and south of the island of Meløya. The island is connected to the mainland by a series of small ...

, and west of the island of

Mesøya Mesøya or Mesøy is an island in the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located just southwest of the village of Ørnes on the mainland and east of the island of Meløya. The island sits at the mouth of the Glomfj ...

. The island is only accessible by boat, and there are regular ferry connections to the nearby villages of

, Støtt, Vassdalsvik, and

Ørnes Ørnes is the administrative centre of the municipality of Meløy in Nordland county, Norway. The old village is mentioned in documents dating from 1610 when a tenant farmer lived here. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17, about south ...

. The island has a population (2017) of 215. The western part of the island is relatively flat and has many farms. The village of Meløy is located in this area and it is the main population centre on the island.

Meløy Church Meløy Church ( no, Meløy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Meløy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Meløy on the island of Meløya. It is one of the churches for the ''Fore og Meløy' ...

is located in the village of Meløy. The village of Meløy was 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 Meløy Municipality until 1952 when it was moved to the village of

on the mainland. The eastern part of the island is mountainous, and it is dominated by the tall Meløytinden.

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Islands of Nordland Meløy {{Nordland-island-stub

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