Rødøya[1] is an island in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 8.5-square-kilometre (3.3 sq mi) island is located just west of the mouth of the Tjongsfjorden, north of the island of Gjerdøya, and west of the mainland. There are ferry connections from the village of Rødøy to the village of Jektvika on the mainland and to the nearby island of Gjerdøya. Rødøy Church is located in the village of Rødøy on the south side of the island. The island had 150 residents in 2017.[2]
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| Location | Nordland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 66°41′12″N 13°04′37″E / 66.6866°N 13.0769°E |
| Area | 8.2 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Length | 5.2 km (3.23 mi) |
| Width | 2.5 km (1.55 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 443 m (1453 ft) |
| Highest point | Rødøyløva |
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Norway | |
| County | Nordland |
| Municipality | Rødøy Municipality |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 150 (2017) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (14 July 2017). "Rødøya – øy i Rødøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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