or
is an island in
Tromsø Municipality
Tromsø Municipality is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Tromsø (city), city of Tromsø. Other notable settlements in the municipality include the vi ...
in
Troms
Troms (; ; ; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with ...
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 ...
. It lies in the
Tromsøysundet strait between the mainland and the larger island of
Kvaløya. The
city of Tromsø is located on the island, which has 39,882 residents.
The island is connected to the
Tromsdalen area on the mainland to the east by the
Tromsø Bridge
The Tromsø Bridge () is a Cantilever bridge, cantilever road bridge in the Tromsø (city), city of Tromsø which is located in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It crosses the Tromsøysundet strait between Tromsdalen on the mainland a ...
and
Tromsøysund Tunnel, and to the village of
Kvaløysletta on
Kvaløya island to the west by the
Sandnessund Bridge.
Tromsø Airport is situated on the western side of the island.
Prestvannet lake is located in the middle of the island, and the lake and the area around it is now a nature reserve area. The
University of Tromsø,
Tromsø police station, Tromsø fire station,
University Hospital of North Norway, and
Tromsø Museum are all located on the eastern part of the island.
References
External links
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Google Maps satellite picture of Tromsøya
Tromsø
Islands of Troms
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