Huftarøy
Huftarøy is the largest island in Austevoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies in the Austevoll archipelago, just west of the Bjørnafjorden, south of the Krossfjorden, east of the Mokstrafjorden, and north of the Selbjørnsfjorden. The largest settlement on the island is the village of Storebø on the northern part of the island (Storebø is the administrative centre of the municipality.)
Key facts
- Islands.area_km2
- 50.4
- Islands.name
- Huftarøy
- Islands.location
- Vestland, Norway
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- yes
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- 9
- Islands.archipelago
- Austevoll
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- 14.8
- Islands.width_km
- 6.8
- Islands.elevation_m
- 244
- Islands.highest_mount
- Loddo
- Islands.country
- Norway
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
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Huftarøy is the largest island in Austevoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies in the Austevoll archipelago, just west of the Bjørnafjorden, south of the Krossfjorden, east of the Mokstrafjorden, and north of the Selbjørnsfjorden. The largest settlement on the island is the village of Storebø on the northern part of the island (Storebø is the administrative centre of the municipality.)
==Location== The village of Storebø has a population (2013) of 1,322; giving the village a population density of . Austevoll Church (), located in the village of Storebø, is the main church for the island. Other villages on the island include Birkeland, Haukanes, Husavik, Kolbeinsvik, Otterå, and Vinnes.