Terøya, Haram

Island in Norway
62°33′13″N 6°15′13″E / 62.5537°N 6.2536°E / 62.5537; 6.2536Area1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)Length1.8 km (1.12 mi)Width1.1 km (0.68 mi)Coastline5.6 km (3.48 mi)Highest elevation148 m (486 ft)Highest pointTerøyfjelletAdministration
Norway
CountyMøre og RomsdalMunicipalityÅlesund Municipality

Terøya (or Terøy) is a small, populated island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The population of Terøya (about 200-300 people) is concentrated on the southern and eastern parts of the island. Terøya is connected to the village of Søvik on the mainland by a causeway on the east side. The island of Bjørnøya lies to the west of the island. The two islands are separated by the 300-metre (980 ft) wide Bjørnøysundet strait.[1]

Terøya is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the village of Søvik where the Norwegian shipbuilding company Aker Yards is located (since 2008 that company is a part of STX Norway Offshore AS/STX Europe).

Terøya was part of the municipality of Borgund until 1965 and then it was part of Haram Municipality until 2020 when it joined Ålesund.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Terøya" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
  2. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.


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