Sandøya, Møre og Romsdal
Encyclopedia
Sandøya is an island
in the municipality of Sandøy
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. It is the namesake
of the municipality. The island has ferry
connections to Finnøya
, Ona
, and Orta
. The Sandøy church is located on this 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 Sandøy
Sandøy
Sandøy is an island municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Romsdal region. The administrative centre is the village of Steinshamn. Other villages include Ona and Myklebost...
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 the namesake
Namesake
Namesake is a term used to characterize a person, place, thing, quality, action, state, or idea that has the same, or a similar, name to another....
of the municipality. The island has ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
connections to Finnøya
Finnøya, Møre og Romsdal
Finnøya is an island in the municipality of Sandøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located northeast of Harøya island. Finnøya is connected by a causeway to Harøya, and it has ferry connections to Sandøya and Orta....
, Ona
Ona, Sandøy
Ona is a village and an island group located in the municipality of Sandøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The tiny island of Ona and the larger island of Husøy are separated by a shallow wide waterway. The two islands are collectively referred to as Ona...
, and Orta
Orta, Møre og Romsdal
Orta is an island in the municipality of Sandøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies mid-way between Harøya and Gossa islands in the Harøyfjorden. There are ferry connections from Orta to Sandøya and Finnøya and to Gossa in Aukra....
. The Sandøy church is located on this island.