Stokkøya is an
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
in the municipality of
Åfjord
Åfjord is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Årnes. Other villages in the municipality include Revsnes, Roan, Bessaker, Harsvika, an ...
in
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denma ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
. The island is located in the
Stoksund area of Åfjord.
The largest village on the island is
Harsvika. The tall mountain Kamman is the highest point on the island.
Stokkøya is connected to the mainland by the
Stokkøy Bridge between the villages of
Harsvika and
Revsnes on the mainland. The
Linesøy Bridge is being built connecting Stokkøya to the island of
Linesøya
Linesøya is an island in the municipality of Åfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies about off the coast of the mainland of Åfjord, and southwest of the island of Stokkøya. The island also lies about north of the smaller island of ...
to the southwest. The smaller island of
Lauvøya lies about to the south.
Media gallery
Stokkoya - panoramio (1).jpg, View of the island
Harsvika i Stoksund.JPG, Harsvika village
Stokksund Harsvika.jpg, Harsvika village
Stokkoya - panoramio.jpg, Harbour buildings
Sunset on Stokkoya island - panoramio.jpg, Sunset on Stokkøya
Stokkøybrua P1000503.jpg, Stokkøy Bridge
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
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Islands of Trøndelag
Åfjord