Skogerøya
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or is an uninhabited island in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The partially forested island lies south of Varangerfjorden, west of Bøkfjorden, north of Korsfjorden, and east of Kjøfjorden. The highest point on the island is the tall Skogerøytoppen. The island lies about northwest of the town of Kirkenes. It is used as a summer and autumn grazing area for reindeer.
Key facts
- Islands.image_name
- Norway - Skogerøya, Finnmark.png
- Islands.image_caption
- Location off the Varangerfjord
- Islands.location
- Finnmark, Norway
- Islands.area_km2
- 129
- Islands.length_km
- 18.5
- Islands.width_km
- 12
- Islands.elevation_m
- 445
- Islands.highest_mount
- Skogerøytoppen
- Islands.country
- Norway
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Finnmark
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Sør-Varanger Municipality
- Islands.population
- 0
- Islands.density_km2
- 0
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or is an uninhabited island in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The partially forested island lies south of Varangerfjorden, west of Bøkfjorden, north of Korsfjorden, and east of Kjøfjorden. The highest point on the island is the tall Skogerøytoppen. The island lies about northwest of the town of Kirkenes. It is used as a summer and autumn grazing area for reindeer.
==See also== List of islands of Norway
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