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    64°48′N 10°33′E

    Nordøyan

    Nordøyan is an archipelago and abandoned fishing village in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. 1 mi) to the northwest of the Sør-Gjæslingan islands. Nordøyan has been the site of a fishing village dating back to the 16th century, but since 1919, has not had any permanent residents.

    Nordøyan

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    Nordøyan is an archipelago and abandoned fishing village in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island group is located at the western end of the Folda fjord, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southwest of the island of Ytter-Vikna and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the northwest of the Sør-Gjæslingan islands. Nordøyan has been the site of a fishing village dating back to the 16th century, but since 1919, has not had any permanent residents. The homes on Nordøyan are now mostly used as holiday cottages.

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    Also in the area

    18

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

    • Heimværet21 m · 0.32 km²
    • Surnøya32 m · 0.14 km²
    • Gullfrøholmen9 m · 0.05 km²
    • Nordøysburan8 m · 0.02 km²
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island8 m · 0.01 km²
    • Unnamed island3 m · 1 ha
    • Unnamed island9 m · 0.9 ha
    • Unnamed island1 m · 0.5 ha
    • Gullkista0.5 ha
    • Unnamed island0.3 ha
    • Skarvbalen2 m · 0.3 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m40 m32 mSurnøya21 mHeimværet9 mGullfrøholmen8 mNordøysburan2 mSkarvbalen
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11Heimværet: 0.32 km²HeimværetSurnøya: 0.14 km²SurnøyaGullfrøholmen: 0.05 km²GullfrøholmenNordøysburan: 0.02 km²NordøysburanUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.5 haUnnamed islandGullkista: 0.5 haGullkistaUnnamed island: 0.3 haUnnamed islandSkarvbalen: 0.3 haSkarvbalenUnnamed island: 0.2 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.1 haUnnamed islandKorsholmskjæran: 0.1 haKorsholmskjæranUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed island
    km², log scale
    Heimværet0.32 km²
    Surnøya0.14 km²
    Gullfrøholmen0.05 km²
    Nordøysburan0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.5 ha
    Gullkista0.5 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Skarvbalen0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Korsholmskjæran0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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