or 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
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,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The island is situated on the east side of 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 and it is divided between
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 ...
and
Nordreisa Municipality
, (Northern Sami language, Northern Sami, ), or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Storslett. Other villages include O ...
. The island has an area of , and the highest point is
Blåtinden at . The population (2001) on the Skjervøy part of the island is 29, and the population (2001) on the Nordreisa part is 65. The two sides of the island are not connected by road.
Uløya is the
56th largest island in Norway. All of the island of Uløya was originally 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 ...
, but in 1972 the southern part of the island was transferred to neighboring
Nordreisa Municipality
, (Northern Sami language, Northern Sami, ), or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Troms Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Storslett. Other villages include O ...
.
The village of
Havnnes is located on the island.
Hvem holdt en hånd over bygda vår?
ho held their hand over our village?/ref>
See also
* List of islands of Norway by area
The following is a list of islands of Norway by area.
Islands close to the mainland of Norway
For an exhaustive list ordered by name, see list of islands of Norway.
Islands distant from the mainland of Norway
See also
* List of islands o ...
* 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
External links
Havnnesfestivalen
Nord-Troms Museum: Havnnes-årets kulturlandskap
Skjervøy
Nordreisa
Islands of Troms
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