Otterøya (Hordaland)
View of the island (top-center of the photo) | |
Geography | |
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Location | Hordaland, Norway |
Coordinates | 59°43′29″N 5°25′37″E / 59.7246°N 5.4270°ECoordinates: 59°43′29″N 5°25′37″E / 59.7246°N 5.4270°E |
Area | 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
Length | 975 m (3,199 ft) |
Width | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
Highest elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Administration | |
County | Hordaland |
Municipality | Bømlo |
Otterøya or Otrøyna is an unpopulated island in Bømlo municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 0.45-square-kilometre (110-acre) island lies in the Bømlafjorden, southeast of the islands of Føyno, Nautøya, and Spyssøya. The southern part of the island is a nature reserve.[1] The Bømlafjord Tunnel runs underneath the island.[2]
References
- ↑ "VV00001737, Otterøy og Hestholmen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ↑ Hauge, Stanley (2001). Under fjord – over flu (in Norwegian). Bergen: Eide. p. 157. ISBN 82-514-0627-7.
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