Bolsøya is an island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 in the Fannefjord

Fannefjord

Fannefjorden is a fjord located in the municipality of Molde in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is a long extension of the Moldefjord, running east-west near the south side of the Romsdal peninsula. The fjord begins just east of the city of Molde on the north shore with the island of Bolsøya...

 in the Romsdalsfjord

Romsdalsfjord

Romsdalsfjord is the ninth longest fjord in Norway. It is long and located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county. It flows through the municipalities of Midsund, Haram, Vestnes, Molde, Nesset, and Rauma...

 in the municipality of Molde

Molde

is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord...

 in Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is connected to the mainland by the Bolsøy Bridge

Bolsøy Bridge

Bolsøy Bridge is a concrete beam bridge that crosses the Bolsøysund between the mainland and the island of Bolsøya. Bolsøy Bridge was opened in 1991...

 and to the city of Molde

Molde

is a city and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The municipality is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord...

 by the Fannefjord Tunnel

Fannefjord Tunnel

The Fannefjord Tunnel is a long subsea road tunnel which crosses Fannefjorden in Molde, Norway. Part of County Road 64, it connects the island of Bolsøya to the mainland at Årø, where it intersects with E39....

, both on County Road 64

Norwegian County Road 64

County Road 64 is a two-lane highway which runs between Kristiansund and Åndalsnes in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It branches from National Road 70 in Kristiansund, runs through the Atlantic Ocean Tunnel, through the island of Averøy, and across the Atlantic Ocean Road to Eide...

. The island is unique due to its 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long finger-shaped peninsula that is only 400 metres (1,312.3 ft) wide at its widest. The Molde archipelago

Molde archipelago

The Molde Archipelago is a chain of about 50 tree-clad islands and islets, 2 km south the city of Molde, Norway. The archipelago is public, protected land, and a recreational resort...

 lies just to the west of the island and the island of Sekken

Sekken

Sekken is an island in the Romsdalsfjord, at the mouth of the Langfjorden, in the municipality of Molde in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island lies about south of the island of Bolsøya and about west of the island of Veøya. There are no road connections to the island except for a ferry...

 lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south. The former municipality of Bolsøy

Bolsøy

Bolsøy is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Bolsøy encompassed the area around the Fannefjord including most of the present-day municipality of Molde, excluding the city of Molde...

was based around this island prior to its merger into Molde.