Krøttøya
Island in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Krøttøya is an island in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The 1.3-square-kilometre (0.50 sq mi) island is the northernmost inhabited island in the Andfjorden. It is located in the Meløyvær archipelago, consisting of 365 small islands, with over 20 white-sand beaches. Several other islands are connected to Krøttøya by road, but the island group is only accessible by boat. Krøttøy is surrounded by the large islands of Senja to the east, Bjarkøya and Grytøya to the south, and Andøya to the west.[1]
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Geography | |
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Location | Troms, Norway |
Coordinates | 69.0566°N 16.5318°E / 69.0566; 16.5318 |
Archipelago | Meløyvær |
Area | 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi) |
Length | 3.4 km (2.11 mi) |
Width | 1.7 km (1.06 mi) |
Coastline | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
Highest elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
Highest point | Nordlystoppen (Kollen) |
Administration | |
Norway | |
County | Troms |
Municipality | Harstad Municipality |
Demographics | |
Population | 3 in winter, ca. 100 in summer (2015) |
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