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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.

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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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Population
181
Area
46.4
Elevation
767
Image
Hoven Lofoten.jpg
Width
5
Length
11
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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.

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.

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