Aldra is an island in the municipality of
Lurøy in
Nordland
Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...
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. The islands of
Stigen
Stigen is a locality situated in Färgelanda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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and
Lurøya lie to the west. The village of Aldra lies on the southeastern side of the island.
Aldra island is used as a
VLF-transmission site. An antenna, spanning the fjord to Brattland, was used as part of the
OMEGA Navigation System until 1997. That antenna was dismantled in 2002.
References
External links
Map of Aldra
Lurøy
Islands of Nordland
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