Blomøyna, or Blomøy, is an
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 ...
in the municipality of
Øygarden
Øygarden is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is an island municipality located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Midhordland, stretching along the west coast of the coun ...
in
Vestland
Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...
county,
Norway
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. The island is the second largest island in the municipality. The island lies north of the island of
Rongøyna and south of the island of
Ona. The southern part of the island is split into two parts by the Blomvågen fjord which cuts northward for into the island. The village of
Blomvåg
Blomvåg is a village in Øygarden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in the central part of the island of Blomøyna, surrounding inner part of the Blomvågen fjord. The Blomvåg Church was built in this village in ...
surrounds the inner part of the Blomvågen fjord. Nearly all of the island's residents live in Blomvåg.
Blomvåg Church
Blomvåg Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Blomvåg on the island of Blomøyna. It is one of the three churches in the ''Hjelme og Blomvåg'' ...
is located in the village, serving the whole southern part of the municipality.
See also
*
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
Islands of Vestland
Øygarden
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