Rolvsøy or Rolvsøya ( sme, Gádde-Iččát) is an island in

Måsøy Municipality Måsøy ( sme, Muosát; fkv, Moseija) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund. Other villages include Bakfjord, Gunnarnes, Ingøy, Måsøy, Slåtten, ...

in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island has a population (2001) of 72. The island is located south of the island of

Ingøya Ingøya ( sme, Fávle-Iččát) is an island on the edge of the Arctic Ocean in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island lies just north of the island of Rolvsøya and west of the island of Hjelmsøya. The sparsely ...

and north and west of the mainland, separated by the Rolvsøysundet. The island is mountainous and is almost bisected by the Valfjorden from the west and the Langfjorden from the east with an wide swampy isthmus in between. Almost all settlements are on the island's northern part. On the west side lies the fishing village of Tufjord and on the eastern side is the seaside village of

Gunnarnes Gunnarnes is a seaside village on the island of Rolvsøya in the municipality of Måsøy in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. There is a ferry between Gunnarnes and Havøysund Havøysund ( sme, Ávanuorri) is the administrative centre of the M� ...

where there is a ferry connection to the villages of

Havøysund Havøysund ( sme, Ávanuorri) is the administrative centre of the Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the small island of Havøya, but is connected to the mainland by the Havøysund Bridge. The ...

and Ingøy.

Gunnarnes Chapel Gunnarnes Chapel ( no, Gunnarnes kapell) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gunnarnes on the island of Rolvsøya. It is an annex chapel for the Måsøy ...

is located on the east side of the island.

References

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

See also

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