Toska
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Toska is an island
west of Radøy
in Radøy municipality in Hordaland
county, Norway
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A road connection to Toska was completed in 1989, and the island is a popular holiday destination. The island Toska has about 40 inhabitants.
There are still a few farmers left on the island, but most jobs in other professions, many commute to neighboring communities and Bergen
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The main port on Toska is western harbor.
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...
west of Radøy
Radøy
Radøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Radøy was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964, after the merger of large parts of Hordabø, Manger, and Sæbø, and smaller parts of Austrheim and Lindås.-Name:...
in Radøy municipality in Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
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...
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A road connection to Toska was completed in 1989, and the island is a popular holiday destination. The island Toska has about 40 inhabitants.
There are still a few farmers left on the island, but most jobs in other professions, many commute to neighboring communities and Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
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The main port on Toska is western harbor.