Ertvågsøya
is an
island
An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...
in
Aure Municipality
Aure is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre is the Aure (village), village of Aure. Other v ...
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
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The island has an area of and the highest point is the tall Korsbekkfjellet. The small islands of
Rottøya and
Ruøya lie to the east of the island and the islands of
Solskjelsøya and
Stabblandet lie to the west. The
Arasvikfjorden
Arasvikfjorden () is a fjord on the border of Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag counties in Norway. The fjord is located between Aure Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal) and Heim Municipali ...
strait runs along the south side of the island and the Gjerdevika, an arm of the
Edøyfjorden passes along the north side of the island. The island is nearly bisected by the
Foldfjorden, a narrow bay reaching south into the central part of the island.
The island is connected to the mainland by the
Mjosund Bridge and
Aursund Bridge. In 2015, there were 672 residents living on the island.
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
Aure, Norway
Islands of Møre og Romsdal
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