Flemsøya
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Flemsøya 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 municipality of Haram
Haram, Norway
Haram is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative center is Brattvåg, the industrial center of Sunnmøre. Other important villages in the municipality include Austnes, Eidsvik, Helle, Longva, Søvik, Tennfjord, and Vatne.Brattvåg IL is...

 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...

. The island is located between the islands of Haramsøya
Haramsøya
Haramsøya is an island in the municipality of Haram in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located between the islands of Lepsøya and Flemsøya, just northwest of the mainland of Haram. The village of Austnes is located on the southeast part of the island...

 and Fjørtofta
Fjørtofta
Fjørtofta is an island in the municipality of Haram in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of the municipality of Haram, between the islands of Flemsøya , Harøya , and Midøya and Dryna ....

. It is connected to Haramsøya by the Ullasund Bridge
Ullasund Bridge
Ullasund Bridge is a bridge that crosses the Ullasundet between the islands of Haramsøya and Flemsøya in the municipality of Haram in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The original bridge was opened in 1969...

. The population (2001) of the island was 568. The eastern and southern coastline is flat, the rest of the island is mountainous. The highest point, Skulen is 492 metres (1,614.2 ft) tall. The village of Longva
Longva
Longva is a village in the municipality of Haram in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Flemsøya. It is about northeast of the village of Austnes on Haramsøya via the Ullasund Bridge. The population was 637, but since 2004, Longva has not been considered an...

is located on the west side of the island.
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