Ringvassøya
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or is a large island in Troms county, Norway. It is divided between Tromsø Municipality and Karlsøy Municipality. Several islands surround Ringvassøya including Kvaløya to the south; Reinøya and Karlsøya to the east; Vannøya, Helgøya, and Nordkvaløya to the north; and Rebbenesøya to the north west. The island is connected to the neighboring island (and the rest of mainland Norway) by the Kvalsund Tunnel on the south shore of the island.
Key facts
- Islands.location
- Troms, Norway
- Islands.area_km2
- 663
- Islands.rank
- 6th largest in Norway
- Islands.length_km
- 34
- Islands.width_km
- 37
- Islands.elevation_m
- 1051
- Islands.highest_mount
- Soltindan
- 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
- 1,300
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2018
- Islands.density_km2
- 1.98
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or is a large island in Troms county, Norway. It is divided between Tromsø Municipality and Karlsøy Municipality. Several islands surround Ringvassøya including Kvaløya to the south; Reinøya and Karlsøya to the east; Vannøya, Helgøya, and Nordkvaløya to the north; and Rebbenesøya to the north west. The island is connected to the neighboring island (and the rest of mainland Norway) by the Kvalsund Tunnel on the south shore of the island.
thumb|left|View of Skogsfjordvatn lake on Ringvassøya With an area of , Ringvassøy is the sixth largest island in mainland Norway. The island's highest point, Soltindan, has a height of above sea level. The long Skogsfjordvatnet is the largest lake on an island in Norway.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ringvassøya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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