Engeløya is an
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...
in the northern part of
Steigen Municipality in
Nordland county, Norway. The island has an area of . The highest point on the island is the Trohornet mountain. The rocky, mountainous island has grassy slopes that are fertile and it has some of the better farmland in the municipality. The island sits in the entrance to the
Sagfjorden, just south of the island of
Lundøya.
Engeløya is connected to the mainland by the
Engeløy Bridges. The
Engeløy Airport, Grådussan is located on the northwestern tip of the island.
Steigen Church is located on the southwestern side of the island.
The name ''Engeløya'' translates as "Angel Island" in the English language.
During WWII, the German ''Battery Dietl'' was constructed with three
40.6 cm SK C/34 guns as part of the
Atlantic Wall.
Gallery
File:Engeloy-steigen.jpg, Overlooking forestry and farmland on Engeløya
File:Løvøy gamle handelssted med Engeløya.JPG, Engeløya in background
File:Engeloy bridge.JPG, View of the Engeløya bridge
File:Farm-in-norway-engeløy.JPG, Farm on Engeløya
See also
*
List of islands of Norway
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area.
A
* Alden
* Aldra
* Algrøy
* Alsta
* Altra
* Anda
* Andabeløya
* Andørja
* Andøya, Vesterålen
* Andøya, Agder
* ...
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Trondenes Fort, the four gun ''Battery Theo'' of WWII
References
Steigen
Islands of Nordland
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