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Hornøya is a small, 0.4 square kilometres (99 acres), uninhabited island in Vardø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It lies in the Barents Sea, just east of the larger island of Vardøya where the town of Vardø is located. Vardø Lighthouse is situated at the highest point of the island, at an elevation of 65 metres (213 ft) above sea level, and it protects the shipping lanes around the town of Vardø. The island is the easternmost point of Norway proper.[1][2]
 View of Hornøya and Vardø Lighthouse | |
  Hornøya Location in Troms og Finnmark | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Troms og Finnmark, Norway |
| Coordinates | 70.3877°N 31.1553°E |
| Area | 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
| Length | 900 m (3000 ft) |
| Width | 700 m (2300 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| Municipality | Vardø |
Important Bird Area
The island is included in the Varangerfjord Important Bird Area (IBA), designated as such by BirdLife International for its support of large numbers of waterbirds, seabirds and waders, either breeding or overwintering.[3]
See also
- Extreme points of Norway
References
- Norwegian Mapping Authority. "Ytterpunkter for kongeriket Norge" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- Store norske leksikon. "Hornøya" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-01.
- "Varangerfjord (including Hornøya and Reinøya)". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
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На других языках
[de] Hornøya
Hornøya ist eine Insel in der Kommune Vardø im Fylke Troms og Finnmark. Sie ist Norwegens östlichste Insel und liegt gut einen Kilometer von Vardø in der Barentssee.[1] Auf dem höchsten Punkt der Insel (60 moh.) befindet sich das Leuchtfeuer Vardø fyr. Seit dessen Automatisierung im Jahr 1991 ist die Insel unbewohnt, abgesehen von einigen Biologen der Universität Tromsø, die in der Sommerzeit auf der Insel forschen und im Leuchtturmwärterhaus wohnen.- [en] Hornøya (Finnmark)
[fr] Hornøya (Finnmark)
Hornøya[1] est une île norvégienne rattachée administrativement à Vardø, kommune du comté de Finnmark. C'est le point le plus oriental de Norvège.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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