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Also known as Joa

Jøa is an island in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island lies on the south side of the Foldafjord, between the mainland and the islands of Otterøya and Elvalandet. The island is partially forested, with the southern part being flat and marshy, and the northern part being more mountainous. The tall Moldvikfjellet is the highest point on the island.

Key facts

Islands.name
Jøa
Islands.image_name
Seierstad Jøa.jpg
Islands.mapframe zoom
9
Islands.location
Trøndelag, Norway
Islands.area_km2
55.3
Islands.length_km
11
Islands.width_km
10
Islands.elevation_m
297
Islands.highest_mount
Moldvikfjellet
Islands.country
Norway
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
County
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Trøndelag
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
Municipality
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Namsos Municipality
Islands.population
566
Islands.population_as_of
2001
Islands.density_km2
10.2

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
island
Country
Norway
Population
566
Area
55.3
Elevation
297
Body of water
Norwegian Sea
Image
Seierstad Jøa.jpg
Width
10
Length
11
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Encyclopedic overview

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Jøa is an island in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island lies on the south side of the Foldafjord, between the mainland and the islands of Otterøya and Elvalandet. The island is partially forested, with the southern part being flat and marshy, and the northern part being more mountainous. The tall Moldvikfjellet is the highest point on the island.

The Norwegian writer Olav Duun was born in the village of Dun, in the central part of the island, where Dun Church is located. Also, Fosnes Chapel is located on the northeastern coast of the island, at the site of the old church and graveyard.

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

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