Leinøya is an island in the municipality of Herøy in

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is t ...

county,

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. Its original name was ''Bølandet'', but Leinøya is now the official name. The island is located east of the town of

Fosnavåg is a town in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the administrative center of the municipality of Herøy. The town is located on the island of Bergsøya, and it includes the Eggesbønes area on the south side o ...

on the nearby island of Bergsøya. The island is connected to several surrounding islands via a network of bridges. The

Remøy Bridge The Remøy Bridge ( no, Remøybrua) is a bridge from connecting the islands of Leinøya and Remøya in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge carries the county highway 18 over the Nordre Vaulen strait. The ...

connects it to the island

Remøya Remøya is an island in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located north of the municipal center of Fosnavåg. The island is connected to other islands via a network of bridges. The Remøy Bridge co ...

(to the north), the

Herøy Bridge The Herøy Bridge ( no, Herøybrua) is a cantilever bridge that connects the islands of Gurskøya and Leinøya in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of a bridge network which connects all of the main isl ...

connects it to Nautøya and

Gurskøya Gurskøya is an island in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is shared by the municipalities of Sande and Herøy. The villages of Gursken, Larsnes, and Moldtustranda are located on the island. The southern part of the island was h ...

(to the south), and a small bridge connects to the island of Bergsøya (to the west). The highest point on the island is Leinehornet which is above sea level. The island has an area of . The village of

Torvik Torvik is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ansgar Torvik (1925–2019), Norwegian physician *Gisle Torvik Gisle Torvik (born 2 June 1975) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) from Tørvikbygd in Hardanger. Career Torvik ...

, on the east side of the island, is a stop on the

Hurtigruten ''Hurtigruten'' (), formally Kystruten Bergen-Kirkenes ("coastal route Bergen-Kirkenes"), is a Norwegian public coastal route transporting passengers that travel locally, regionally and between the ports of call, and also cargo between ports no ...

. In 2015, the island had 1,479 residents.

References

Islands of Møre og Romsdal Herøy, Møre og Romsdal Sunnmøre {{MøreRomsdal-geo-stub

See also

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