Bjørnsund is an island group located about west of the village of
Bud
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in
Hustadvika Municipality
Hustadvika is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional districts of Nordmøre and Romsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality ...
in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...
county,
Norway
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. Located north of the island of
Gossa in the
Hustadvika
Hustadvika is a shipping channel along a long section of coastline in Hustadvika Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the main shipping route between the towns of Molde and Kristiansund which goes around the Romsdal Peninsula. ...
coastal area, the main islands are connected via bridges and
viaduct
A viaduct is a specific type of bridge that consists of a series of arches, piers or columns supporting a long elevated railway or road. Typically a viaduct connects two points of roughly equal elevation, allowing direct overpass across a wide ...
s. The
Bjørnsund Lighthouse is located on the northern island of Moøya.
History
Since 1971, the islands have had no full-time residents, and are now used only as
summer homes
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. The municipal council controversially decided in 1968 that the islands should be abandoned rather than upgrade the islands' infrastructure. Children had to leave the islands for their secondary schooling also. Just after
World War II
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, the islands were home to 500-600 residents.
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 ...
References
Hustadvika (municipality)
Islands of Møre og Romsdal
Uninhabited islands of Norway
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