Avernakø is a
Danish island south of
Funen
Funen (, ), is the third-largest List of islands of Denmark, island of Denmark, after Zealand and North Jutlandic Island, Vendsyssel-Thy, with an area of . It is the List of islands by area, 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in th ...
. The island covers an area of 6 km
2 and has about 100 inhabitants.
Originally, Avernakø was two separate islands, "Korshavn" and "Avernak". In 1937 the two islands were connected by a dam named "Drejet" ("The Turn"), due to its peculiar shape.
Main occupations are agriculture and tourism. Children attend the school at the nearby island
Lyø.
Ferry
Ø-Færgen operates a ferry between
Faaborg
Faaborg or FÃ¥borg () is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located southwest of Odense, west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly southeast of Midde ...
, Avernakø and
Lyø (crossing time is 30 and 70 minutes respectively).
External links
Island website(in Danish)
Avernako harbor website
Islands of Denmark
Geography of Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality
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