Skåtøy
Sign in to saveSkåtøy is an island in Kragerø Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The island is the largest of all of the islands and skerries off the coast of Kragerø. It is located about to the east of the town of Kragerø and the islands of Tåtøy and Kragerø. The island of Jomfruland lies about to the east of Skåtøy. The Jomfruland National Park lies just to the east of the island.
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- Skåtøy
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- Ferry quay at Skåtøy
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- Skåtøy
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- Kragerø, Norway
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- Kragerø
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- 8.8
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- 6
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- 3
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- 62
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- Norway
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- County
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- Telemark
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- Municipality
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Skåtøy is an island in Kragerø Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The island is the largest of all of the islands and skerries off the coast of Kragerø. It is located about to the east of the town of Kragerø and the islands of Tåtøy and Kragerø. The island of Jomfruland lies about to the east of Skåtøy. The Jomfruland National Park lies just to the east of the island.
Historically, the island was part of the old Skåtøy Municipality which existed from 1882 until 1960 when it became part of Kragerø. Skåtøy Church is located in the central part of the island. The church is nicknamed the "cathedral of the skerries".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Skåtøy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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