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Nesoddtangen is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Nesodden in Akershus, Norway. Nesoddtangen is located on the tip of the peninsula between the inner Oslofjord (''Indre Oslofjord'') and its arm Bunnefjorden. It is situated 4 miles (7 kilometers) southwest of Oslo. It had 13,150 residents in 2021; about two thirds of the municipality's population. Of the working population in Nesoddtangen, more than 90% work in Oslo. Passenger ferries are the most used commuting transportation. The name ''Nesoddtangen'' is a List of tautological place names, triple tautology, consisting of three parts, ''nes'', ''odd'' and ''tangen'', all being synonyms signifying a small cape or promontory.Einar Haugen, Haugen, Einar (1967) Norwegian-English Dictionary (University of Wisconsin Press)


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Map of Nesoddtangen
{{authority control Villages in Akershus Nesodden Oslofjord