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Archipelago

    Norway

    64°44′N 10°47′E

    Sør-Gjæslingan

    Sør-Gjæslingan is an archipelago in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island group is located in at the entrance to the Folda fjord, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the southwest of the town of Rørvik and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the southeast of the Nordøyan islands.

    Fra Sør-Gjæslingan
    Fra Sør-Gjæslingan

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    Overview

    Sør-Gjæslingan is an archipelago in Nærøysund Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The island group is located in at the entrance to the Folda fjord, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the southwest of the town of Rørvik and about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the southeast of the Nordøyan islands. Sør-Gjæslingan includes about 80 small islands, islets, and skerries. The largest of which are Heimværet, Flatholmen, Kalholmen, Nakken, Sæternesholmen, Sørenskjær, Lyngnesholmen, Store Langøy, and Lille Langøy. The Gjæslingan Lighthouse is located on the small islet of Haraldsøykråka.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Census, cataloged

    Also in the area

    125

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

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m40 m36 mHeimværet33 mKjerkøya28 mSvinstiøya26 mHarranakkan24 mKyrøyan23 mRamnnakkan18 mNordkyrøya18 mOterholmen14 mStorkyrøya13 mTviberg12 mDraugkeila11 mNonsholmen10 mKvernholmen10 mHarranakken
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.00010.0010.010.11Heimværet: 0.16 km²HeimværetKjerkøya: 0.14 km²KjerkøyaUnnamed island: 0.1 km²Unnamed islandSvinstiøya: 0.09 km²SvinstiøyaStorkyrøya: 0.08 km²StorkyrøyaHarranakkan: 0.06 km²HarranakkanKyrøyan: 0.05 km²KyrøyanNordkyrøya: 0.03 km²NordkyrøyaRamnnakkan: 0.03 km²RamnnakkanOterholmen: 0.03 km²OterholmenDraugkeila: 0.03 km²DraugkeilaKvernholmen: 0.02 km²KvernholmenSteinsholmen: 0.02 km²SteinsholmenHollenderholmen: 0.02 km²HollenderholmenTviberg: 0.02 km²TvibergHarranakken: 0.02 km²HarranakkenUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandSingsholmen: 0.02 km²SingsholmenUnnamed island: 0.02 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandOrmtunga: 0.01 km²OrmtungaUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandDraugkeilholmen: 0.01 km²DraugkeilholmenUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandKarlholmen: 0.01 km²KarlholmenUnnamed island: 0.01 km²Unnamed islandUnnamed island: 1 haUnnamed islandNonsholmen: 0.9 haNonsholmenSvardalsholman: 0.9 haSvardalsholmanFlatholmen: 0.9 haFlatholmenUnnamed island: 0.9 haUnnamed islandKvitingen: 0.9 haKvitingenFlatskjæret: 0.9 haFlatskjæretUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandSkarvskjæret: 0.8 haSkarvskjæretUnnamed island: 0.8 haUnnamed islandSæternesholmen: 0.8 haSæternesholmenLitløyskjæret: 0.8 haLitløyskjæret
    km², log scale
    Heimværet0.16 km²
    Kjerkøya0.14 km²
    Unnamed island0.1 km²
    Svinstiøya0.09 km²
    Storkyrøya0.08 km²
    Harranakkan0.06 km²
    Kyrøyan0.05 km²
    Nordkyrøya0.03 km²
    Ramnnakkan0.03 km²
    Oterholmen0.03 km²
    Draugkeila0.03 km²
    Kvernholmen0.02 km²
    Steinsholmen0.02 km²
    Hollenderholmen0.02 km²
    Tviberg0.02 km²
    Harranakken0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Singsholmen0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.02 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Ormtunga0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Draugkeilholmen0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Karlholmen0.01 km²
    Unnamed island0.01 km²
    Unnamed island1 ha
    Nonsholmen0.9 ha
    Svardalsholman0.9 ha
    Flatholmen0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.9 ha
    Kvitingen0.9 ha
    Flatskjæret0.9 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Skarvskjæret0.8 ha
    Unnamed island0.8 ha
    Sæternesholmen0.8 ha
    Litløyskjæret0.8 ha
    Knubbholmen0.7 ha
    Svardalsholmen0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Unnamed island0.7 ha
    Liss-Kvernholmen0.6 ha
    Unnamed island0.6 ha
    Rundholmen0.5 ha
    Tennholmen0.4 ha
    Gjellskjæret0.4 ha
    Mariaskjæret0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.4 ha
    Sørenskjæret0.4 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Stongholmen0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.3 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Kristofferskjæret0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Stangholmskjæra0.2 ha
    Kapteinskjæra0.2 ha
    Knubbholmskjæret0.2 ha
    Flintskjæret0.2 ha
    Einbærholmen0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.2 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
    Unnamed island0.1 ha
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    Mefjordskjæret<0.1 ha
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    Sources

    Facts

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

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