Spissøy
Encyclopedia
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
.
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 Bømlo
Bømlo
Bømlo is a municipality in Sunnhordland, in the southern part of the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is also the name of the main island of this archipelago, consisting of about 900 islets, located west of Stord....
, 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 Bømlo
Bømlo (island)
Bømlo or Bømmeløy is the largest island in the municipality Bømlo in Norway. The island covers ; which is divided in two by the Kulleseid Canal. Settlements include Svortland, Rubbestadneset, Foldrøyhamn, Langevåg and Melandsvågen. The island is connected with bridges to other islands in the...
by the Spissøy Bridge
Spissøy Bridge
Spissøy Bridge is a bridge that crosses Gassasundet between Spissøy and Klungervika at Bømlo in Hordaland county in Norway. It is part of Trekantsambandet that connects the islands Bømlo and Stord to the mainland...
and to the island of Nautøy
Nautøy
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....
via 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...
.