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Utøykaia or Utøya-kaia, also called «Thorbjørnkaia», is a ferry landing in
Tyrifjorden Tyrifjorden (Lake Tyri) is a lake in Norway. It lies northwest of Oslo and is the nation's fifth largest lake with an area of 139 km2. It has a volume of 13 km3, is 295 meters deep at its deepest, and lies 63 meters above sea level. T ...
. The ferry landing on the main land is located approximately from the ferry landing at
Utøya Utøya () is an island in the Tyrifjorden lake in Hole municipality, in the county of Viken, Norway. The island is , situated off the shore, by the E16 road, about driving distance south of Hønefoss, and northwest of Oslo city centre. Over ...
. The pier is located about 450 meters south of the pier at
Utvika Camping Utvika Camping is a camping spot close to the Tyrifjorden. Perhaps mostly known as the place where most of the survivors of the 2011 Norway attacks at Utøya were taken when rescued by boat owners in the area. References

Tourist attractio ...
. The sign "Utøya" on the main road points to Utøykaia. MS Thorbjørn is normally moored at the pier. During the Labour Youth League's annual summer camp, the vessel shuttles between Utøya and Utøykaia. It was from here
Anders Behring Breivik Fjotolf Hansen (born 13 February 1979), better known by his birth name Anders Behring Breivik () and by his pseudonym Andrew Berwick, is a Norwegian far-right domestic terrorist, known for committing the 2011 Norway attacks on 22 July 2011. On ...
dressed in a police uniform got over to the Island during the
2011 Norway attacks The 2011 Norway attacks, referred to in Norway as 22 July ( no, 22. juli) or as 22/7, were two domestic terrorist attacks by neo-Nazi Anders Behring Breivik against the government, the civilian population, and a Workers' Youth League (AUF) ...
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Gallery

File:MS Thorbjørn.png, MS Thorbjørn File:Utøykaia.png, Utøykaia. Utøya in the background


References

2011 Norway attacks Hole, Norway Ferry quays in Viken {{Norway-transport-stub