or 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
Harstad Municipality
( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the town of Harstad, the most populous town in Central Hålogaland, ...
in
Troms og Finnmark
Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnmark in English), is a county in northern Norway that was established on 1 January 2020 as the result of a regional reform. ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
. The island lies just north of the large island of
Hinnøya and south of the island of
Bjarkøya
Bjarkøya is an island in Harstad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island is located north of the island of Grytøya and northwest of the island of Sandsøya. The Andfjorden lies to the northwest and the Vågsfjorden lies ...
. It is surrounded by the
Vågsfjorden in the east and the
Andfjorden
Andfjorden is a fjord on the border of Nordland and Troms og Finnmark counties in Norway. It primarily flows between the large islands of Andøya and Senja. Grytøya and the smaller islands Bjarkøya and Krøttøya are located in the fjord. Th ...
in the west. The highest peak on the island is the tall mountain
Nona. The population of Grytøya (2017) is 433. The southeastern part of the island is the most agriculturally productive.
The northern part of the island was formerly part of the old municipality of
Bjarkøy
Bjarkøy is a former municipality in Troms county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until it was merged with Harstad Municipality on 1 January 2013. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nergården on the ...
, which merged with Harstad Municipality on 1 January 2013.
Transportation
There is a
ferry connection from
Bjørnå (on Grytøya) to
Vika (on the neighboring island of
Hinnøya), just north of the
town of Harstad. The main road on the island follows the coastline from the northeast at
Fenes to
Grotavær in the northwest. There is very little settlement on the northern coast, and no road connections there.
There used to be ferry connections to the neighboring islands of
Bjarkøya
Bjarkøya is an island in Harstad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island is located north of the island of Grytøya and northwest of the island of Sandsøya. The Andfjorden lies to the northwest and the Vågsfjorden lies ...
and
Sandsøya, but the
Bjarkøy Fixed Link
The Bjarkøy Fixed Link ( no, Bjarkøyforbindelsen) is a fixed link which connects the three islands of Bjarkøya, Sandsøya, and Grytøya in Harstad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The fixed link was completed in late 2018. A ...
project created a bridge and undersea tunnel system connecting the three islands. They will open in late 2018.
Media gallery
Grytøya, south coast mountains, October.JPG, Grytøya, seen from the Southeast
Bjørklids MF Vaggasvarre.jpg, Ferry docked at Grytøya
Grytøya Alvestad Troms Norway.jpg, Alvestad on Grytøya
Villsau grytøya troms.jpg, Sheep on Grytøya
Toppen, Grytøya.JPG, View of Toppen on Grytøya
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
* ...
References
External links
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Bjarkøy
Harstad
Islands of Troms og Finnmark