Skogsøy 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 ...
in
Lindesnes
Lindesnes ( en, the Naze) is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mandal. Other villages in Lindesnes include Åvik, Høll ...
municipality in
Agder
Agder is a county (''fylke'') and traditional region in the southern part of Norway. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties were merged. Since the early 1900s, the term Sørlandet ("south ...
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 is separated from the mainland by the Skogsøysund strait which is about long and about wide. There is one bridge, Skogsøysundbrua, which connects the island to the mainland. The Skogsøysundbrua is long and above the water. The islands of
Skjernøy
Skjernøy is an island in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The island is the southernmost inhabited island in Norway. The island sits about southeast of the town of Mandal, about west of the island of Skogsøy, and about nort ...
and
Pysen
Pysen is a small skerry in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway
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both lie about to the west and southwest respectively.
The island has a long history, ranging hundreds of years back in time. The name "Skogsøy" could be directly translated to "forest island". Even though there is a considerable amount of forest on the island, it has nothing to do with the name.
Skogsøy is the original site of the company ''Skogsøy Båtbyggeri'', a boat building company. Skogsøy Båtbyggeri was purchased by Båtservice Gruppen in 2006, and all boat production was moved off Skogsøy to other locations.
See also
*
List of islands of Norway
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area.
A
* Alden
* Aldra
* Algrøy
* Alsta
* Altra
* Anda
* Andabeløya
* Andørja
* Andøya, Vesterålen
* Andøya, Agder
* Ar ...
References
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Islands of Agder
Lindesnes