Terøya (or ''Terøy'') is a small, populated
island
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in
Ålesund Municipality
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in
Møre og Romsdal county,
Norway
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. The population of Terøya (about 200-300 people) is concentrated on the southern and eastern parts of the island. Terøya is connected to the village of
Søvik on the mainland by a
causeway on the east side. The island of
Bjørnøya lies to the west of the island. The two islands are separated by the wide ''Bjørnøysundet''
strait.
Terøya is located from the village of
Søvik where the
Norwegian
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shipbuilding
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company
Aker Yards
Aker may refer to:
Places
* Aker, Norway, a geographic area in Oslo and a former municipality in Norway
* Vestre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality
* Nordre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality
* Aker Br ...
is located (since 2008 that company is a part of
STX Norway Offshore AS/
STX Europe).
Terøya was part of the municipality of
Borgund until 1965 and then it was part of
Haram Municipality
Haram is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative center was Brattvåg, the industrial center of Sunnmøre. Other important villages in the municipality included Austnes, ...
until 2020 when it joined Ålesund.
References
Ålesund
Islands of Møre og Romsdal
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