Storekalsøy

Storekalsøy or Stora Kalsøy is an island in Austevoll municipality in Vestland county, Norway.[1] The 6-square-kilometre (2.3 sq mi) island lies northwest of the larger island of Hundvåko and just east of the Marstein Lighthouse. The northern part of the island is very rocky and mountainous. The highest point is the 57-metre (187 ft) tall mountain Mjuken. The smaller islands of Nautøya and Spissøya lies just east of Stora Kalsøy. The smaller islands of Horgo, Møkster, and Litla Kalsøya lie to the south of Stora Kalsøy.

Stora Kalsøy
Storekalsøy
View of Stora Kalsøy
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Location of the island
Storekalsøy
Storekalsøy (Norway)
Geography
LocationVestland, Norway
Coordinates60.1320°N 5.0653°E / 60.1320; 5.0653
Area6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Length2.8 km (1.74 mi)
Width3.2 km (1.99 mi)
Highest elevation57 m (187 ft)
Highest pointMjuken
Administration
Norway
CountyVestland
MunicipalityAustevoll Municipality
Demographics
Population167 (2007)
Pop. density27/km2 (70/sq mi)

Virtually all the residents live along the southern and eastern coastline of the island. The main population centre of Stora Kalsøy is the village of Bakkasund where the Store-Kalsøy Chapel is located. The island had 167 inhabitants in 2001.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Stora Kalsøy, Austevoll (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  2. "Folke- og bustadteljing 2001" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. 2001. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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