Harøya

Island in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway

62°46′11″N 6°26′29″E / 62.7697°N 06.4415°E / 62.7697; 06.4415Area13.6 km² (5.3 sq mi)Length7 km (4.3 mi)Width3 km (1.9 mi)Highest elevation156 m (512 ft)Highest pointHarøyburetAdministration

Norway

CountyMøre og RomsdalMunicipalityÅlesund Municipality

Ramsar Wetland

Official nameHarøya Wetlands SystemDesignated18 March 1996Reference no.806^[1]

Harøya is a swampy island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. At 13.6 square kilometres (5.3 sq mi), it is the largest island in the municipality. The island is located between the islands of Finnøya (to the northeast) and Fjørtofta (to the southwest).

Steinshamn, the municipal center, is located at the north end of the island where there is a causeway connecting it to the neighboring island of Finnøya. The village of Myklebost is located at the south end of the island, where there are ferry connections to Dryna (in Midsund) and Brattvåg and Fjørtofta (in Haram). Harøy Church is located in the center of the island,^[2] just north of the Lomstjønna Nature Reserve.^[3]

The new Nordøyvegen bridge and tunnel project will connect the island of Harøy to the mainland when it is completed.

References

^ "Harøya Wetlands System". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ Store norske leksikon. "Harøya" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-10-22.
^ "Lomstjønna". Mijlø-direktoratet. Retrieved August 8, 2017.