or 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 ...

Ibestad Municipality Ibestad ( sme, Ivvárstádik) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Central Hålogaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Hamnvik. Some of the other larger v ...

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 of Andørja lies to the northeast, the Vågsfjorden lies to the north and west, and the Astafjorden lies to the south. The highest point on the island of Rolla is Drangen at a height of . The population on Rolla (2001) is 1,078. Rolla2010

Rolla is connected to the neighboring island of

Andørja Andørja is a former municipality in Troms county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1926 until its dissolution in 1964. It was located in the northeastern half of the present-day Ibestad Municipality. It encompassed the entire island ...

by the undersea

Ibestad Tunnel The Ibestad Tunnel is an undersea tunnel in the municipality of Ibestad in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The tunnel connects the islands of Rolla and Andørja. The western end of the tunnel begins in the village of Hamnvik on Rolla. Then the ...

located in

Hamnvik Hamnvik is the administrative centre of Ibestad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the eastern tip of the island of Rolla. The village has a population (2017) of 474 which gives the village a population densit ...

. Andørja is then connected to the mainland via the

Mjøsund Bridge Mjøsund Bridge ( no, Mjøsundbrua) is a cantilever bridge in Ibestad and Salangen municipalities in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is part of the Norwegian County Road 848 that crosses the Mjøsundet strait between the mainland of Norwa ...

. There is a

ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...

connection from

Sørrollnes or is a village in Ibestad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the western tip of the island of Rolla. There has been regular ferry service from Sørrollnes to the town of Harstad since 1964. A new ferry port ...

on the western coast to the town of

Harstad ( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the Harstad (town), town of Harstad, the most populous town in Centra ...

. There are two main churches on the island:

Ibestad Church Ibestad Church ( no, Ibestad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ibestad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hamnvik in eastern part of the island of Rolla. It is the main church for ...

and

Sørrollnes Chapel Sørrollnes Chapel ( no, Sørrollnes kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Ibestad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørrollnes, serving the western part of the island of Rolla. It is an ...

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Ibestad Islands of Troms og Finnmark {{TromsFinnmark-island-stub

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