Kvamsøya
Encyclopedia
Kvamsøya is an island
in the municipality of Sande
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Stad
in Selje
and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Larsnes
on the island of Gurskøy
. The island is mountainous and has very few trees on it.
Kvamsøya has an area of 7.5 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi) and 292 inhabitants (2001), all of whom live along the shoreline. The island has been inhabited for a very long time. There have been settlements found on the island dating back to the Bronze Age
.
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 Sande
Sande
-Places:Germany* Sande, Lower Saxony, a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany* Sande, Westphalia, a former municipality, which now forms part of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyNorway* Sande, Vestfold, a municipality in Vestfold county...
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 located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Stad
Stad (peninsula)
Stad or Stadlandet is a peninsula in the municipality of Selje in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.The name is sometimes also written as Stadt, Statt or Stadlandet–not to be confused with the similar German word Stadt. The d in Stad is pronounced in Norwegian as a t. The Stad peninsula has a...
in Selje
Selje
Selje is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The village of Selje is the administrative center of Selje municipality...
and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of Larsnes
Larsnes
Larsnes is the administrative centre of the municipality of Sande in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southwest side of the island of Gurskøy, about east of the island of Kvamsøya, southwest of the village of Gursken, and about southwest of Ulsteinvik.The village has a...
on the island of Gurskøy
Gurskøy
Gurskøy is an island in the municipalities of Sande and Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island has an area of . The villages of Gursken, Larsnes, and Moldtustranda are located on the island...
. The island is mountainous and has very few trees on it.
Kvamsøya has an area of 7.5 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi) and 292 inhabitants (2001), all of whom live along the shoreline. The island has been inhabited for a very long time. There have been settlements found on the island dating back to the Bronze Age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
.