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Skardsøya is an island in Aure Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 52.3-square-kilometre (20.2 sq mi) island is located along the Trondheimsleia strait in the northeastern part of the municipality, just east of the island of Grisvågøya and north and west of the mainland. The island is connected to the mainland to the east by the Dromnessund Bridge and to the south by the Torsetsund Bridge. In 2015, the island had about 332 residents living on it.[1]

Skardsøya

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Geography
Location	Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates	63.3640°N 8.5658°E / 63.3640; 8.5658
Area	52.3 km2 (20.2 sq mi)
Length	8 km (5 mi)
Width	12.5 km (7.77 mi)
Highest elevation	390 m (1280 ft)
Highest point	Bjørnskardliknubben
Administration
Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
Municipality	Aure Municipality
Demographics
Population	332 (2015)

The Mellandsvågen Nature Reserve and Melland Nature Reserve are located on the western part of the island.[2][3]

See also

• List of islands of Norway

References

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