Rebbenesøya
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or ) is an island in Troms county, Norway. The southern third of the island is part of Tromsø Municipality while the northern (larger) portion of the island is part of Karlsøy Municipality. There is a regular ferry connection from Bromnes on the eastern end on Rebbensøya to Mikkelvik on the northwestern end of the neighboring island of Ringvassøya.
Key facts
- Islands.image_name
- Rebbenesøy ferry transporting between Mikkelvik and Bromnes, Troms, Norway, 2014 July.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Rebbenesøy ferry
- Islands.location
- Troms, Norway
- Islands.area_km2
- 80.6
- Islands.length_km
- 14
- Islands.width_km
- 10
- Islands.elevation_m
- 694
- Islands.highest_mount
- Geittinden
- Islands.country
- Norway
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Troms
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Karlsøy and Tromsø
- Islands.population
- 53
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2024
- Islands.density_km2
- 1.7
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or ) is an island in Troms county, Norway. The southern third of the island is part of Tromsø Municipality while the northern (larger) portion of the island is part of Karlsøy Municipality. There is a regular ferry connection from Bromnes on the eastern end on Rebbensøya to Mikkelvik on the northwestern end of the neighboring island of Ringvassøya.
On Rebbenesøya, there are many mountains that are suitable for tourists who enjoy the outdoors and hiking. The highest point on the island is Geittinden at a height of . There are also about 20 fishing lakes. The uninhabited island nature reserve of Sørfugløya lies off the north-west coast.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rebbenesøya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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