Leinøya is an island in Herøy Municipality in

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...

county,

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. Its original name was ''Bølandet'', but Leinøya is now the official name. The island is located east of the town of

Fosnavåg is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Herøy Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is the administrative center of the municipality. The town is located on the ...

on the nearby island of Bergsøya. The island is connected to several surrounding islands via a network of bridges. The

Remøy Bridge The Remøy Bridge () is a bridge from connecting the islands of Leinøya and Remøya in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge carries the county road 5876 over the Nordre Vaulen strait. The bridge opened in 1967. ...

connects it to the island

Remøya Remøya is an island in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located north of the municipal center of Fosnavåg. The island is connected to other islands via a network of bridges. The Remøy Bridge connects it t ...

(to the north), the

Herøy Bridge The Herøy Bridge () is a cantilever bridge that connects the islands of Gurskøya and Leinøya in Herøy Municipality (Møre og Romsdal), Herøy Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of a bridge network which connects all of ...

connects it to Nautøya and

Gurskøya Gurskøya is an island in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Settlements The island is shared by Sande Municipality and Herøy Municipality. The villages of Haugsbygda, Gjerdsvika, Larsnes, Leikong and Moldtustranda are located on the is ...

(to the south), and a small bridge connects to the island of Bergsøya (to the west). The highest point on the island is Leinehornet which is above sea level. The island has an area of . The village of

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, on the east side of the island, is a stop on the

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. In 2015, the island had 1,479 residents.

References

Islands of Møre og Romsdal Herøy, Møre og Romsdal Sunnmøre {{MøreRomsdal-island-stub

See also

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