Storselsøya
Storselsøya (also known as Selsøya or Hestmona) is an island in Nordland county, Norway. The island is divided between two municipalities: Rødøy in the north and Lurøy in the south. The island of Nesøya lies to the west, the island of Lurøya lies to the south, and the mainland village of Tonnes lies to the east. The northern and eastern parts of the island are flat and marshy. The Arctic Circle crosses the northern part of the island. There are ferry connections to the surrounding islands and to the mainland at Jektvika. The tall mountain Hestmonkallen is located in the southwest. Name The name of the island has varied over time and not all have agreed on the name. In 2014, the appeal board for the Norwegian Language Council made a final decision on the name of the island. They decided that the main name of the island would be ''Storselsøya'' and that name would also refer to the northern part of the island in Rødøy Municipality. ''Hestmona'' would be an offi ...
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Tonnes, Norway
Tonnes is a village in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the mainland coast, about northwest of the town of Mo i Rana. It lies on a peninsula in the far northern edge of the municipality, to the north of the islands of Aldra Aldra is an island in the municipality of Lurøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just off the mainland coast, north of the village of Haugland and west of Brattland. The island is separated from the mainland by the Aldersundet. Th ... and Lurøya, east of Storselsøya, and south of Rangsundøya. References External links * Official site Lurøy Villages in Nordland {{nordland-geo-stub ...
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