Skogsøya
Skogsøy
68°54′N 14°54′E
Skogsøya is an island in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island lies off the west coast of the large island of Langøya, just 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the village of Myre. The highest point on the island is the 707-metre (2,320 ft) tall mountain Sørsandtinden.
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68°54′N 14°54′E
Overview
Skogsøya is an island in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island lies off the west coast of the large island of Langøya, just 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the village of Myre. The highest point on the island is the 707-metre (2,320 ft) tall mountain Sørsandtinden. The 32.5-square-kilometre (12.5 sq mi) island has just 26 residents on it (in 2017), down from a high of several hundred residents in the 1930s. Most of the population lives along the southern coast of the island, where the historic Øksnes Church is located. The municipal administration for Øksnes Municipality was historically located on this island, but it was moved to the village of Myre on the main island of Langøya during the 20th century.
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Nearest islands
- Langøya17 km
- Andøya41 km
- Hinnøya62 km
- Austvågøya66 km
- Tjeldøya75 km
- Vestvågøya92 km
Also in Vesterålen
Hinnøya
2,205 km²▲ 1,262 m
Major islands
Langøya
867 km²▲ 2,045 m
Major islands
Austvågøya
531 km²▲ 1,148 m
Major islands
Andøya
490 km²▲ 705 m
Major islands
Senja
1,590 km²▲ 1,001 m
Minor islands
Vestvågøya
414 km²▲ 962 m
Minor islands
Tjeldøya
188 km²▲ 1,010 m
Minor islands
Moskenesøya
185 km²▲ 1,029 m
Minor islands
Photographs
Prestfjorden and Skogsøya in Øksnes, Norway.
Skogsøya in Øksnes, Norway.
Skogsøya in Øksnes, Norway.
Fra Krabbenes mot hytter på Storøya i Romsetfjorden i Øksnes. Fjellene i bakgrunnen er på Skogsøya.
Smines i Øksnes. Fjellene i bakgrunnen er på Skogsøya.
A memorial of fisherman Torstein Reinholdtsen from Øksnes, Norway. He saved around 40 people from drowning at sea. Skogsøya island in the background.
Smines in Øksnes, Norway. Skogsøya island in the background.
View from Nyksund to Skogsøya island, Vesterålen, Norway.
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Photographs
- Prestfjorden and Skogsøya - Øksnes, Norway 2023-07-14. Ryan Hodnett / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Skogsøya - Øksnes, Norway 2023-07-13 (02). Ryan Hodnett / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Skogsøya - Øksnes, Norway 2023-07-13 (03). Ryan Hodnett / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hytter Romsetfjorden. Blue Elf / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Smines Øksnes 02. Blue Elf / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Torstein Reinholdtsen monument 02. Blue Elf / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Smines, Øksnes. Blue Elf / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vesteraalen-View from Nyksund to Skogsoeya. Thomas Wesenigk / CC BY-SA 2.0 de