Godøy 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 Giske

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...

 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 famous for its beautiful nature, dominated by the 497 metres (1,630.6 ft) tall mountain Storhornet and the large lake Alnesvatnet.

Most of the population lives on the southeastern side of the island in Godøy and Leitebakk

Leitebakk

Leitebakk is a small village on the island of Godøya in the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located about southeast of the village of Alnes, the location of the Alnes lighthouse. The village has a population of 581, which gives the village a population...

, although the small fishing village of Alnes

Alnes

Alnes is a small village on Godøya island in the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the north side of the island about northwest of the village of Leitebakk, accessible through a tunnel through the mountainous center part of the island.The predominant...

, with its old lighthouse

Alnes lighthouse

Alnes lighthouse was established in 1852 to guide fishing boats safely to the harbor of the small fishing community of Alnes on Godøy island on the west coast of Norway. It is located on the north side of Godøy island in the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county, about northwest of...

, is located on the north side of the island about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away via a tunnel through the 436 metres (1,430.4 ft) tall mountain Sloktinden.

There is a lot of cultivated farm land along the shores. Fishing

Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....

 and fish processing

Fish processing

The term fish processing refers to the processes associated with fish and fish products between the time fish are caught or harvested, and the time the final product is delivered to the customer...

 are the main industries for the island. There is an undersea tunnel

Undersea tunnel

An undersea tunnel is a tunnel which is partly or wholly constructed under a body of water. They are often used where building a bridge or operating a ferry link is impossible, or to provide competition for existing bridges or ferry links...

, 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....

, which connects Godøy to the island Giske. There are further ferry-free road transportation (including 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....

) that connects the island to the town of Ålesund

Ålesund

is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....

.