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Skogsøya is an island in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island lies off the west coast of the large island of Langøya, just 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the village of Myre. The highest point on the island is the 707-metre (2,320 ft) tall mountain Sørsandtinden.

Skogsøya

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Geography
Location	Nordland, Norway
Coordinates	68.8996°N 14.9212°E / 68.8996; 14.9212
Archipelago	Vesterålen
Area	32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Length	7.5 km (4.66 mi)
Width	6 km (3.7 mi)
Highest elevation	707 m (2320 ft)
Highest point	Sørsandtinden
Administration
Norway
County	Nordland
Municipality	Øksnes Municipality

The 32.5-square-kilometre (12.5 sq mi) island has just 26 residents on it (in 2017), down from a high of several hundred residents in the 1930s. Most of the population lives along the southern coast of the island, where the historic Øksnes Church is located. The municipal administration for Øksnes was historically located on this island, but it was moved to the village of Myre on the main island of Langøya during the 20th century.[1]

See also

• List of islands of Norway

References

На других языках

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[de] Skogsøya

Skogsøya ist eine Insel der norwegischen Kommune Øksnes im Fylke Nordland und wird zur Region Vesterålen gezählt. Die Insel befindet sich westlich der Nordspitze Langøyas und ist von den vier großen Inseln der sogenannten Øksnes Vestbygd (Westbucht) vor Dyrøya, Nærøya und Tindsøya die größte.

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- [en] Skogsøya

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[it] Skogsøya

Skogsøya è un'isola norvegese facente parte dell'arcipelago delle Vesterålen, nel mar di Norvegia, appena più a nord del circolo polare artico. L'isola è semi-disabitata con i pochi abitanti concentrati nella parte meridionale, attorno alla chiesa di Øksnes.

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