or is the 15th largest island in Norway. The

island An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be ...

is located in

Skjervøy Municipality Skjervøy kommune ( sme, Skiervvá suohkan; fkv, Kieruan komuuni) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya, where most of the inha ...

Troms og Finnmark Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnmark in English), is a county in northern Norway that was established on 1 January 2020 as the result of a regional reform ...

county. The highest peak is the tall mountain Arnøyhøgda. There are regular ferry connections to the island from the nearby islands of

Laukøya or is an island in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island of Arnøya is immediately to the west of Laukøya, the Kvænangen fjord lies to the east, and the islands of Kågen and Skjervøya lie to the south. There ...

and

Kågen or is an island in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island lies between the Kvænangen fjord (to the east) and the Lyngen fjord to the west. The island is home to 27 inhabitants (2001). The island is mountainous ...

, but there are no road connections to the island.

Arnøy Church Arnøy Church ( no, Arnøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Arnøyhamn on the island of Arnøya. It is one of the two churches for the ...

is located on the southern shore of the island. The villages of Årviksand,

Arnøyhamn Arnøyhamn is a village in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the island of Arnøya or is the 15th largest island in Norway. The island is located in Skjervøy Municip ...

Akkarvik Akkarvik is a small village along the Langfjorden in Skjervøy Municipality, in the northern part of Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located about south of the village of Årviksand and about west of the village of Arnøyhamn on the s ...

, and Lauksletta are located on the island. The island of

is located just to the east,

Skjervøya or is an island in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island lies to the east of the island of Kågen and south of the island of Laukøya. The Kvænangen fjord lies to the east of the island. The village of Skje ...

and

are to the southeast, and

Vannøya Vanna or Vannøya is a rocky island in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. At , Vanna is the 17th largest island in Norway by area. The highest peak is the mountain Vanntinden at a height of above sea level. The population ...

is to the west. The

Ullsfjorden or is a fjord in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The fjord runs through the municipalities of Tromsø, Karlsøy, and Lyngen. The fjord flows from the village of Sjøvassbotn northwards along the west side of the Lyngen Peninsula (where the ...

lies to the west, the

Lyngen Lyngen ( se, Ivggu suohkan; fkv, Yykeän komuuni) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lyngseidet. Other villages include Furuflaten, Lattervika, Nord-Lenange ...

fjord lies to the south, the

Kvænangen Kvænangen ( sme, Návuotna; fkv, Naavuono) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Burfjord. The European route E6 highway goes through the municipality and over t ...

fjord lies to the east, and the

Norwegian Sea The Norwegian Sea ( no, Norskehavet; is, Noregshaf; fo, Norskahavið) is a marginal sea, grouped with either the Atlantic Ocean or the Arctic Ocean, northwest of Norway between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea, adjoining the Barents Sea to ...

lies to the north. The

Lyngen Alps The Lyngen Alps ( no, Lyngsalpene) are a mountain range in northeastern Troms og Finnmark county in Norway, east of the city of Tromsø. The mountain range runs through the municipalities of Lyngen, Balsfjord, and Storfjord. The mountains follow ...

are located south of Arnøya and they are a popular place for extreme skiers. Arnøya is also becoming a popular skiing destination.

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

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