Nautøy
Encyclopedia
Nautøy is an unpopulated island
in Stord
, Norway
. It is connected to the island of Spissøy
by the Bømla Bridge
and to the island of Føyno
via a small bridge. Country Road 542
, part of the Triangle Link, runs across the 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 Stord
Stord
Stord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas....
, 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 island of Spissøy
Spissøy
Spissøy, sometimes spelled Spyssøy, is an island in Bømlo, Norway. It is connected to the island of Bømlo by the Spissøy Bridge and to the island of Nautøy via the Bømla Bridge....
by the Bømla Bridge
Bømla Bridge
The Bømla Bridge is a suspension bridge which crosses Spissøysundet between the islands of Nautøy in Stord and Spissøy in Bømlo, Norway. The bridge is long, has a main span of and a clearance below of . It carries two lanes of County Road 542 and a combined pedestrian and bicycle pathway...
and to the island of Føyno
Føyno
Føyno is an inhabited island south-west of Stord, part of Stord municipality in Norway. The island was joined to the mainland in December 2000, via Sveio in the south, through the Bømlafjord tunnel and Stord to the north via the Stord bridge. The bridge takes the E39 traffic as part of the Triangle...
via a small bridge. Country Road 542
Norwegian County Road 542
County Road 542 , prior to 1 January 2010 National Road 542 , is a long county road running through the northern part of Bømlo, Norway, and connecting the island community to the Føyno in Stord via part of the Triangle Link. County Road 542 contains two mayor bridges, the Bømla Bridge and Spissøy...
, part of the Triangle Link, runs across the island.