Hessa
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Hessa is an island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the westernmost of the main islands making up the city of Ålesund. The island is located west and south of the island of Aspøya, south of Giske and Valderøya, east of Godøya, and north of the island of Sula. The tall mountain Sukkertoppen is situated in the middle of the island.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Hessa
- Islands.mapframe zoom
- 10
- Islands.location
- Møre og Romsdal, Norway
- Islands.area_km2
- 4
- Islands.length_km
- 4
- Islands.width_km
- 2
- Islands.coastline_km
- 14
- Islands.elevation_m
- 314
- Islands.highest_mount
- Sukkertoppen
- Islands.country
- Norway
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Møre og Romsdal
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Ålesund Municipality
- Islands.population
- 4040
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Ålesund Municipality
- Area
- 4
- Elevation
- 314
- Body of water
- Norwegian Sea
- Image
- Hessa Slinningen Borgundfjorden DSC 0251.jpg
- Width
- 2
- Length
- 4
- Perimeter
- 14
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- Hessa (Ålesund)
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Hessa is an island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the westernmost of the main islands making up the city of Ålesund. The island is located west and south of the island of Aspøya, south of Giske and Valderøya, east of Godøya, and north of the island of Sula. The tall mountain Sukkertoppen is situated in the middle of the island.
The island contains mostly residential neighborhoods concentrated around the urban areas of Sævollen, Slinningen, and Skarbøvik. The island has an elementary school and a lower secondary school. Skarbøvik Church is the main church for the island's residents. The Atlantic Sea-Park is situated on Hessa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hessa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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