or is the 15th largest island in Norway. The

island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...

is located in

Skjervøy Municipality Skjervøy Municipality (, ; ) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Skjervøy (village), town of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya ...

Troms Troms (; ; ; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with ...

county. The highest peak is the tall mountain Arnøyhøgda. There are regular ferry connections to the island from the nearby islands of

Laukøya or is an island in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The island of Arnøya is immediately to the west of Laukøya, the Kvænangen fjord lies to the east, and the islands of Kågen and Skjervøya lie to the south. There is a regu ...

and

Kågen or is an island in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The island lies between the Kvænangen fjord (to the east) and the Lyngen fjord to the west. The island is home to 27 inhabitants (2001). The island is mountainous with several ...

, but there are no road connections to the island.

Arnøy Church Arnøy Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the village of Arnøyhamn on the island of Arnøya. It is one of the two churches for the Skjervøy parish which is par ...

is located on the southern shore of the island. The villages of Årviksand,

Arnøyhamn Arnøyhamn is a village in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the island of Arnøya. The village is about east of the village of Akkarvik Akkarvik is a small village along the Langfj ...

Akkarvik Akkarvik is a small village along the Langfjorden in Skjervøy Municipality, in the northern part of Troms county, Norway. It is located about south of the village of Årviksand and about west of the village of Arnøyhamn on the south side of ...

, and Lauksletta are located on the island. The island of

is located just to the east,

Skjervøya , , or is an island in Skjervøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The island lies to the east of the island of Kågen and south of the island of Laukøya. The Kvænangen fjord lies to the east of the island. The village of Skjervøy is t ...

and

are to the southeast, and

Vannøya or is a rocky island in Karlsøy Municipality in Troms county, Norway. At , Vanna is the 17th largest island in Norway by area. The highest peak is the mountain Vanntinden at a height of above sea level. The population of the island (2017) is ...

is to the west. The

Ullsfjorden or is a fjord in Troms county, Norway. The fjord runs through the municipalities of Tromsø, Karlsøy, and Lyngen. The fjord flows from the village of Sjøvassbotn northwards along the west side of the Lyngen Peninsula (where the famous L ...

lies to the west, the

Lyngen Lyngen may refer to: Places * Lyngen Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway *Lyngen (fjord) , , or is a fjord in Troms county, Norway. The long fjord is the longest fjord in Troms county and it is often used as the dividing line ...

fjord lies to the south, the

Kvænangen Kvænangen (or historically ''Quenangen'') may refer to: Places * Kvænangen Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway * Kvænangen (fjord), a fjord in Troms county, Norway * Kvænangen concentration camp, a World War II era concentratio ...

fjord lies to the east, and the

Norwegian Sea The Norwegian Sea (; ; ) is a marginal sea, grouped with either the Atlantic Ocean or the Arctic Ocean, northwest of Norway between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea, adjoining the Barents Sea to the northeast. In the southwest, it is separate ...

lies to the north. The

Lyngen Alps The Lyngen Alps (, , ) are a mountain range in northeastern Troms county in Norway, east of the city of Tromsø. The mountain range is located on the Lyngen Peninsula and it runs through Lyngen Municipality, Balsfjord Municipality, Storfjord Mu ...

are located south of Arnøya and they are a popular place for extreme skiers. Arnøya is also becoming a popular skiing destination.

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Skjervøy Islands of Troms {{Troms-island-stub

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