Nord-Herøy () is an island in Herøy Municipality in

Nordland Nordland (; , , , ) is one of the three northernmost Counties of Norway, counties in Norway in the Northern Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Trøndelag in the south, Norrbotten County in Sweden to the east, Västerbotten County to t ...

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 ...

. With an area of , it is the largest island in the municipality. The island has about 800 residents (in 2017). To the southwest lies the Herøysundet (), which is crossed by the

Herøysund Bridge Herøysund is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southeastern shore of the Hardangerfjorden, about half-way between the villages of Husnes (to the south) and Uskedal (to the north). The ...

and

Norwegian County Road 828 County Road 828 () is a road in Nordland County, Norway. It is also locally named ''Hæstadveien'' (Hæstad Road), ''Seløyveien'' (Seløy Road), ''Brunsvikveien'' (Brunsvik Road), ''Nord-Herøyveien'' (North Herøy Road), ''Sør-Herøyveien'' ( ...

to the neighboring island of

Sør-Herøy Sør-Herøy () is an island in the middle of Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sør-Herøy is surrounded by the following islands: Nord-Herøy (to the northeast), Tenna (to the south), and Indre Øksningan (to the northwest). To t ...

. To the southeast of the island lies the Alsten Fjord () and the island of

Alsten Alsta is an island in Alstahaug Municipality and Leirfjord Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is surrounded by the Vefsnfjorden to the east, the Leirfjorden to the north, and the Alstenfjorden to the south and west. The eastern ...

Alstahaug Municipality Alstahaug is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandnessjøen. Some of the villages in Alstahaug include Søvika and Tjøtta. Most resi ...

. To the east-northeast lies the island of Hjartøya, and to the north lies the Dønnessundet () and the island of Dønna. To the northwest is the island of Hestøya, with bridge connections to the nearby islands of

Indre Øksningan Indre Øksningan () is an island in Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Together with Ytre Øksningan, it is part of the Øksningan archipelago. The island has an area of and a population of 78 (2016). It is connected to the rest o ...

Ytre Øksningan Ytre Øksningan () is an island in Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Together with Indre Øksningan, it is part of the Øksningan archipelago. The island has an area of and a population of 58 (2016). It is connected to the rest of ...

Staulen Staulen is an island in Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island just southwest of the large island of Dønna. The settlements on the island include the villages of Nordstaulen, Sørstaulen, and Sandvikja. The ''Åkviksunde ...

, and Seløya, and to the

Åkviksundet Bridge The Åkviksundet Bridge () is a box girder bridge that crosses the Åkviksundet strait between the islands of Dønna and Staulen in Nordland county, Norway. Together with the Hoholmen Bridge, it forms the road connection between Herøy Munici ...

to Dønna. The municipal seat,

Silvalen Silvalen or Herøyholmen is the administrative centre of Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on two different islands, Nord-Herøy and Sør-Herøy, with the Herøysundet strait running between them. The Herø ...

, is located on the island along Herøysundet. There are three lakes on the island: ''Storvatnet'', ''Salsvatnet'', and ''Vikvatnet''.

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Islands of Nordland Herøy, Nordland {{Nordland-island-stub

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