Sandhornøya or Sandhornøy is a mountainous island in the municipality of
Gildeskål
Gildeskål is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Bodø Region and the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Inndyr. Other villages include Forstranda, Lekange ...
in
Nordland 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 is located south of the
town of Bodø near the entrance to the
Saltfjorden
Saltfjorden or Saltenfjorden is a fjord in the municipalities of Bodø and Gildeskål in Nordland county, Norway. The long fjord begins around the Fleinvær islands; travels northeast past the islands of Sørarnøya, Sandhornøya, and Straumøya ...
. The mainland of Norway lies to the east and the islands of
Fleina,
Sørarnøya, and
Nordarnøya lie to the west. The villages of
Lekanger,
Mårnes, and
Våg are located on the island. The island is connected to the mainland by the
Sandhornøy Bridge. Sandhornøy is also the birthplace of famous Norwegian professor and hymn writer,
Elias Blix. A memorial monument of Blix can be seen by the coastline.
Salt festival
On August 29, 2014, the Salt festival was held on a western beach on Sandhornøya. It included three architectural structures that were built on the beach and were inspired by the historic fish racks of Northern Norway. The Finnish architect Sami Rintala designed them. In one of the fish rack buildings, the Chinese artist
Yang Fudong created a site specific outdoor film installation for the beach.
See also
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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
Gildeskål
Islands of Nordland
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