Sandsøya 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 Bjarkøy

Bjarkøy

Bjarkøy is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bjarkøy. The municipality is spread across several smaller islands, the biggest being the northern side of Grytøya...

 municipality in Troms

Troms

or Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...

. The island lies east of Grytøya

Grytøya

Grytøya is an island situated just north of Hinnøya and south of Bjarkøya in Northern Norway. It belongs to the municipalities of Harstad and Bjarkøy in Troms county, Norway. It is surrounded by the Vågsfjorden and the Andsfjorden. The island has an area of , and the highest peak is Nona at ...

 and southeast of Bjarkøya

Bjarkøya

Bjarkøya is an island in Bjarkøy, Norway, and is the seat of the municipal center of Nergård. The Bjarkøy Tunnel is proposed to run from the island to Grytøya....

, and has an area of 10.8 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi). The highest point on the island is Veten

Veten

Veten is a mountain in the city of Bergen, Norway. At 486 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Åsane borough, and the ninth highest in Bergen. The name is an archaic word for "beacon" in Norwegian....

 at 212 metres above sea level. In 2001, Sandsøya had 107 inhabitants.

There is a ferry line between Altevik on Sandsøya and Fenes on Grytøya, and Austnes on Bjarkøya. Bjarkøy municipality has planned to join Sandsøya and Bjarkøya to Grytøya with a series of underwater road tunnel

Tunnel

A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...

s. This plan was not in the priority of Troms council's Norsk transport plan in April 2005.

There is also a connection by the Hurtigruten

Hurtigruten

Hurtigruten or Hurtigruta is a Norwegian passenger and freight line with daily sailings along Norway's western and northern coast. Sometimes referred to in English as Norwegian Coastal Express, Hurtigruten ships sail almost the entire length of the country, completing the roundtrip journey in 11...

 from Sandsøya to Harstad

Harstad

is the second largest city and municipality by population, in Troms county, Norway – the city is also the third largest in North Norway. Thus Harstad is the natural centre for its district. Situated approximately north of the Arctic Circle, the city celebrated its 100th anniversary in...

, Austnes and Senja

Senja

Senja is the second largest island in Norway . It is located along the Troms county coastline with Finnsnes as the closest town. Senja is connected to the mainland by the Gisund Bridge. The municipalities located on Senja are Lenvik , Berg, Torsken, and Tranøy...

. (Route times: http://www.reiseinfo.no/nordtrafikk/ruter/t/19-134.htm)

With the municipal elections of 2005, Jorunn Berg from Sandsøya was elected mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

of Bjarkøy. He represents Sandsøy og Fenes/Skjellesvik Bygdeliste, also called Sandsøylista. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_troms/valg_2003_troms/2799476.html