Vardøya
Sign in to save, , or is an island in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The island is the location of the town of Vardø. The island sits about east of the mainland Varanger Peninsula. The island is connected to the mainland by the Vardø Tunnel, the first subsea tunnel that was built in Norway. The tunnel is part of the European route E75 highway, which has its terminus at the town of Vardø. The small island of Hornøya (where the Vardø Lighthouse sits) is to the northeast of Vardøya.
Key facts
- Islands.image_name
- Vardø.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Vardø, Norway
- Islands.location
- Finnmark, Norway
- Islands.area_km2
- 3.7
- Islands.length_km
- 5
- Islands.width_km
- 1.5
- Islands.elevation_m
- 60
- Islands.highest_mount
- Vårberget
- 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
- Vardø Municipality
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Vardø Municipality
- Area
- +3.7
- Elevation
- +60
- Body of water
- Barents Sea
- Image
- Vardoe Domen.jpg
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, , or is an island in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The island is the location of the town of Vardø. The island sits about east of the mainland Varanger Peninsula. The island is connected to the mainland by the Vardø Tunnel, the first subsea tunnel that was built in Norway. The tunnel is part of the European route E75 highway, which has its terminus at the town of Vardø. The small island of Hornøya (where the Vardø Lighthouse sits) is to the northeast of Vardøya.
thumb|left|Harbor area, Vardøya