Måsøya ( sme, Muosáidsuolu) is an island in

Måsøy Municipality Måsøy ( sme, Muosát; fkv, Moseija) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund. Other villages include Bakfjord, Gunnarnes, Ingøy, Måsøy, Slått ...

in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island is located west of the large island of Magerøya and to the east of the islands of

Hjelmsøya Hjelmsøya is an island in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island lies west of the islands of Måsøya and Magerøya, north of Havøya and the mainland, and east of Ingøya. The mountainous island has been uninhabit ...

and

Havøya Havøya ( sme, Ávvá) is an island in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The island lies just off the coast of the Porsanger Peninsula with the island of Hjelmsøya to the north, Måsøya to the east, and Rolvsøya to ...

. The

Porsanger Peninsula The Porsanger Peninsula ( no, Porsangerhalvøya) is a peninsula in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The large peninsula sits between the Altafjorden and the Porsangerfjorden and includes parts of the municipalities of Alta, Hammerfest, Måsøy, ...

on the mainland lies south of the island. The island is only accessible by boat, and there is regular ferry service from

Havøysund Havøysund ( sme, Ávanuorri) is the administrative centre of the Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the small island of Havøya, but is connected to the mainland by the Havøysund Bridge. The vi ...

. The population of the island (2012) is about 40 people. The only settlement on the island is the small fishing village of Måsøy. It is located on the southern part of the island on an isthmus between two small fjords. Historically, the village was the

administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

of the municipality and it is where

Måsøy Church Måsøy Church ( no, Måsøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in village of Måsøy on the island of Måsøya. It is one of the churches for the Måsøy p ...

is located. There is a herd of about 40 reindeer that live on the island. The notable Norwegian minister and poet Magnus Brostrup Landstad was born here.

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Måsøy Islands of Troms og Finnmark {{TromsFinnmark-island-stub

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