Oksenøya or Uksenøya 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 Sunnmøre region of 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 located in

Ålesund Municipality Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a list of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, County, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centr ...

on the north side of the Storfjorden. Oksenøya has an area of and it has a population of 27,334 (in 2015). This is the largest island in

. The island was originally part of the old Borgund Municipality, and was later split between Ålesund and Skodje. After the 2020 local government reforms, the island is located entirely in the new Ålesund municipality. It is home to the villages of

Spjelkavik Spjelkavik is a borough in the town of Ålesund in Ålesund Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is also called ''"Vika"'' by many locals. Spjelkavik is located on the western end of the island of Uksenøya, at the intersection of ...

, Myrland,

Løvika Løvika is a village in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Løvika has approximately 200 inhabitants and is mostly known for its farming industry. It is located on the south side of Oksenøya island, southeast of the vi ...

and Valle. The European route E39 and

European route E136 European route E 136 is a European highway located entirely in Møre og Romsdal and Innlandet counties in Norway. The highway begins in the town of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county on the west coast of Norway, and it goes east up through ...

highways run across the island. The island is dominated by the large lake

Brusdalsvatnet Brusdalsvatnet is a large lake on the island of Oksenøya in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lake sits on the border between Ålesund Municipality and Skodje Municipality. The lake is a reservoir that is the water supply for the nearby ci ...

which covers on the northern part of the island and is used as a drinking water reservoir for the municipality (and city) of Ålesund.

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Ålesund Islands of Møre og Romsdal {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub

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