Giske (island)
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Giske is an island in the municipality of Giske
, Norway
. It convers an area of 2.67 square kilometres (1 sq mi) and had 717 residents in 2010. It is flat, with the highest point 23 metres (75.5 ft) above mean sea level
, and is the seat of Giske Church from 1180. It is connected by the Giske Bridge
to Valderøy
and by the Godøy Tunnel
to Godøy
.
Giske
Giske is an island and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the Sunnmøre traditional district. The municipal center is the village of Nordstrand on the island of Valderøy. Other population centers include the villages of Roald and...
, 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 convers an area of 2.67 square kilometres (1 sq mi) and had 717 residents in 2010. It is flat, with the highest point 23 metres (75.5 ft) above mean sea level
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
, and is the seat of Giske Church from 1180. It is connected by the Giske Bridge
Giske Bridge
Giske Bridge is a concrete beam bridge between the islands of Valderøya and Giske in the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge is long, the longest span is , and the maximum clearance to the sea is . The bridge has 11 spans....
to Valderøy
Valderøy
Valderøya is an island off the west coast of Norway. It is part of the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county. The island is connected to Ålesund in the south via undersea tunnels through the island of Ellingsøy, to the island Vigra to the north by a bridge, and to the island of Giske to...
and by the Godøy Tunnel
Godøy Tunnel
The Godøy Tunnel is a subsea road tunnel which runs between Giske and Godøy in Giske, Norway. The tunnel is long; it is part of County Road 658 and the Vigra Fixed Link. It opened in 1989....
to Godøy
Godøy
Godøy is an island in the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is famous for its beautiful nature, dominated by the tall mountain Storhornet and the large lake Alnesvatnet....
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