Reksteren
Sign in to saveReksteren is an island in Tysnes Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island covers an area of . Its highest point is the tall Bjørnkletten. The island lies northwest of the larger island of Tysnesøya. The small Bårdsundet strait separates the two islands and there is a road bridge connecting the two islands. The Langenuen strait runs along the west side of the island and the Bjørnafjorden lies along the north side of the island. The village of Gjøvåg lies along the western coast of the island and Reksteren Church is located along the eastern shore.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Reksteren
- Islands.image_name
- Utsyn mot nord frå Gjøvågsvarden.JPG
- Islands.image_caption
- View of the island from Gjøvågsvarden, looking north
- Islands.location
- Vestland, Norway
- Islands.mapframe
- yes
- Islands.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Islands.mapframe caption
- Interactive map of the island
- Islands.area_km2
- 37.2
- Islands.length_km
- 10
- Islands.width_km
- 5.6
- Islands.elevation_m
- 336
- Islands.highest_mount
- Bjørnkletten
- Islands.country
- Norway
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Vestland
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Tysnes Municipality
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Reksteren is an island in Tysnes Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island covers an area of . Its highest point is the tall Bjørnkletten. The island lies northwest of the larger island of Tysnesøya. The small Bårdsundet strait separates the two islands and there is a road bridge connecting the two islands. The Langenuen strait runs along the west side of the island and the Bjørnafjorden lies along the north side of the island. The village of Gjøvåg lies along the western coast of the island and Reksteren Church is located along the eastern shore.
==See also== List of islands of Norway
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Reksteren” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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