Ertvågsøya is an island in the municipality of
Aure in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is t ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, 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 ...
. The island has an area of and the highest point is the tall Korsbekkfjellet. The small islands of
Rottøya and
Ruøya lie to the east of the island and the islands of
Solskjelsøya
Solskjel or Solskjelsøya is an island in Aure Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island sits just north of the island of Stabblandet, northeast of the larger island of Tustna and west of the island of Ertvågsøya.
There is ...
and
Stabblandet
Stabblandet is an island in Aure Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island lies to the west of the island of Ertvågsøya, south of the smaller island of Solskjelsøya, east of the large island of Tustna, and north of the ma ...
lie to the west. The
Arasvikfjorden strait runs along the south side of the island and the Gjerdevika, an arm of the
Edøyfjorden passes along the north side of the island. The island is nearly bisected by the
Foldfjorden, a narrow bay reaching south into the central part of the island.
The island is connected to the mainland by the
Mjosund Bridge and
Aursund Bridge. In 2015, there were 672 residents living on the island.
See also
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List of islands of Norway
References
Aure, Norway
Islands of Møre og Romsdal
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