Oksenøya
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thumb | right | alt=Location of Uksenøya in Møre og Romsdal, Norway | Location of Uksenøya in Møre og Romsdal, Norway Uksenøya is an island in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located in Ålesund Municipality on the north side of the Storfjorden. Oksenøya has an area of and it has a population of 27,334 (in 2015). This is the largest island in Ålesund Municipality.
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- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Skodje Municipality
- Area
- 108
- Elevation
- 576
- Width
- 8
- Length
- 20
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thumb | right | alt=Location of Uksenøya in Møre og Romsdal, Norway | Location of Uksenøya in Møre og Romsdal, Norway Uksenøya is an island in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located in Ålesund Municipality on the north side of the Storfjorden. Oksenøya has an area of and it has a population of 27,334 (in 2015). This is the largest island in Ålesund Municipality.
The island was originally part of the old Borgund Municipality, and was later split between Ålesund Municipality and Skodje Municipality in 1968. After the 2020 local government reforms, the island is located entirely in the new Ålesund municipality. It is home to the villages of Spjelkavik, Myrland, Løvika and Valle.
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