Gurskøya
is an island in
Møre og Romsdal
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county,
Norway
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.
Settlements
The island is shared by
Sande Municipality and
Herøy Municipality. The villages of
Haugsbygda,
Gjerdsvika,
Larsnes
Larsnes is the administrative centre of Sande Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Sande Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southwest side of the island of Gurskøya, about east of the island of Kvamsøya, Møre og ...
,
Leikong and
Moldtustranda are located on the island. The southern part of the island was historically part of the old
Rovde Municipality. In 2015, there were 4,647 residents living on the island.
The island is home to many fish-related industries such as
fishing
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and
fish processing
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.
Location
The island lies north of the
Rovdestranda area on the mainland; southwest of the islands of
Hareidlandet and
Dimnøya, west of the island of
Eika; east of the islands of
Kvamsøya,
Voksa, and
Sandsøya; and south of the
Norwegian Sea
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and the islands of
Nerlandsøya,
Bergsøya,
Leinøya, and
Flåværet.
Notable residents
*
Anne Leer, an author
*
Anlaug Amanda Djupvik, an
astronomer
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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 ...
*
List of islands of Norway by area
The following is a list of islands of Norway by area.
Islands close to the mainland of Norway
For an exhaustive list ordered by name, see list of islands of Norway.
Islands distant from the mainland of Norway
See also
* List of islands o ...
References
Sande, Møre og Romsdal
Herøy, Møre og Romsdal
Islands of Møre og Romsdal
Sunnmøre
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