Gimsøya

Also known as Gimsøy

Gimsøya is an island in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Gimsøya is situated between the islands of Austvågøya and Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The island has a population (2016) of 181.

Key facts

Islands.name: GimsøyaGimsøy
Islands.location: Nordland, Norway
Islands.mapframe zoom: 8
Islands.archipelago: Lofoten
Islands.area_km2: 46.4
Islands.length_km: 11
Islands.width_km: 5
Islands.elevation_m: 767
Islands.highest_mount: Bardstrandfjellet
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: Vågan Municipality
Islands.population: 181
Islands.population_as_of: 2016
Islands.density_km2: 3.9

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Part of: Lofoten
Country: Norway
Located in: Vågan Municipality
Population: 181
Area: 46.4
Elevation: 767
Body of water: Atlantic Ocean
Image: Hoven Lofoten.jpg
Width: 5
Length: 11

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Commons category: Gimsøy
located in/on physical feature: Norwegian Sea

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections

Contents

Geography
Beaches
Media gallery
References
External links

The European route E10 highway passes through Gimsøya linking the island to Austvågøya by the Gimsøystraumen Bridge and to the island of Vestvågøya by the Sundklakkstraumen Bridge. The main population centres on Gimsøya include Vinje (where Gimsøy Elementary school is located), Hov (where the golf course is located), Hovsund (where the marina and the abandoned fish factory is located), Barstrand (where some fishing industry is located), Gimsøysand (where Gimsøy Church is located), and Årrstranda.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gimsøya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.