Lerøyna
Lerøyna or Lerøy is an island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.[1] The 1.9-square-kilometre (470-acre) island lies at the south end of the Raunefjorden, between the mainland Bergen Peninsula and the large island of Sotra. The smaller island of Bjelkarøyna lies just northeast of Lerøyna.
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Geography | |
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Location | Vestland, Norway |
Coordinates | 60.2346°N 5.1782°E |
Area | 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
Length | 2.3 km (1.43 mi) |
Width | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
Highest elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Highest point | Åsen |
Administration | |
Norway | |
County | Vestland |
Municipality | Øygarden Municipality |
Demographics | |
Population | 30 |
The island has about 30 permanent residents and many vacation cabins. There is no road connection off the island, but there is a regular ferry route from Klokkarvik on Sotra, to Lerøyna, to Bjelkarøyna, and then to Hjellestad in Bergen on the mainland. Øygarden and Bergen municipalities have been making plans to build a road bridge connecting Lerøyna and Bjelkarøyna with a possible connection to the mainland.[2]
See also
References
- "Lerøyna, Sund (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- "Fastlandssamband for LerøyogBjelkarøy" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Bergen kommune. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
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