Rottøya 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
Aure Municipality
Aure is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, region of Nordmøre. The administrative centre is the Aure (village), village of Aure. Other v ...
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,
Norway
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.
The island lies between the mainland and the large island of
Ertvågsøya
Ertvågsøya is an island in Aure Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island has an area of and the highest point is the tall Korsbekkfjellet. The small islands of Rottøya and Ruøya lie to the east of the island and the isl ...
. The small island of
Ruøya
Ruøya is an island in Aure Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is connected to the village of Aure on the mainland to the east by the Aursund Bridge and to the island of Rottøya to the south by the Smalsund Bridge. The large ...
lies just to the north of Rottøya.
The
Mjosund Bridge crosses the Mjosundet strait, connecting Rottøya to the island of Ertvågsøya to the west. The Smalsund Bridge crosses the Smalsundet strait, connecting Rottøya to the island of Ruøya to the north. The larger Aursundet strait is located to the east of the island.
References
Aure, Norway
Islands of Møre og Romsdal
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