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Storekalsøy
Sign in to saveStorakalsøy is an island in Austevoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies northwest of the larger island of Hundvåko and just east of the Marstein Lighthouse. The northern part of the island is very rocky and mountainous. The highest point is the tall mountain Mjuken. The smaller islands of Nautøya and Spissøya lies just east of Storakalsøy. The smaller islands of Horgo, Møkster, and Litlakalsøy lie to the south of Storakalsøy.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in isle, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Austevoll Municipality and Islands of Vestland.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Austevoll Municipality
- Area
- 6
- Elevation
- 57
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Highest point
- Mjuken
- Image
- Stora Kalsøy.JPG
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- Stora Kalsøy
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Storakalsøy is an island in Austevoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies northwest of the larger island of Hundvåko and just east of the Marstein Lighthouse. The northern part of the island is very rocky and mountainous. The highest point is the tall mountain Mjuken. The smaller islands of Nautøya and Spissøya lies just east of Storakalsøy. The smaller islands of Horgo, Møkster, and Litlakalsøy lie to the south of Storakalsøy.
Virtually all the residents live along the southern and eastern coastline of the island. The main population centre of Storakalsøy is the village of Bakkasund where the Store-Kalsøy Chapel is located. The island had 167 inhabitants in 2001.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Storekalsøy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations