Andøya
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, , or is the northernmost island in the Vesterålen archipelago, situated about inside the Arctic Circle. Andøya is located in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The main population centres on the island include the villages of Andenes, Bleik, and Risøyhamn.
Key facts
- Islands.image_name
- Andoya2.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- View of the mountains and bogs of Andøya
- Islands.location
- Nordland, Norway
- Islands.archipelago
- Vesterålen
- Islands.area_km2
- 489
- Islands.rank
- 10 in Norway
- Islands.length_km
- 57
- Islands.width_km
- 15
- Islands.elevation_m
- 705
- Islands.highest_mount
- Kvasstinden
- Islands.country
- Norway
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Nordland
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Andøy Municipality
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- Population
- 3600
- Area
- 489
- Elevation
- 705
- Image
- BleikRaisedBeach&Platform.JPG
- Width
- 15
- Length
- 57
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, , or is the northernmost island in the Vesterålen archipelago, situated about inside the Arctic Circle. Andøya is located in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The main population centres on the island include the villages of Andenes, Bleik, and Risøyhamn.
The island has an area of , making it the tenth largest island in Norway. The island is connected to the neighboring island of Hinnøya via the Andøy Bridge. The Andfjorden lies to the east of the island, the Risøysundet strait lies to the south and east side of the island, and the Gavlfjorden lies to the southwest side. The Norwegian Sea lies to the west and north.
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