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Island in Nordland, Norway
Geography
LocationNordland, Norway
Coordinates68°03′49″N 16°11′28″E / 68.0636°N 16.1910°E / 68.0636; 16.1910
Area22.1 km (8.5 sq mi)
Length6.7 km (4.16 mi)
Width6 km (3.7 mi)
Coastline21 km (13 mi)
Highest elevation675 m (2215 ft)
Highest pointVeten
Administration
Norway
CountyNordland
MunicipalityHamarøy Municipality
Demographics
Population1 (2016)

Hulløya (Norwegian), Stuor-Vuollná (Lule Sami), or Ulli (Lule Sami) is an island in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located in the Tysfjorden, southwest of the village of Kjøpsvik. The island has an area of 22.1 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) and the highest point is the 675-metre (2,215 ft) tall Veten. Hulløya had one permanent resident in 2016.

An express boat service connects Kjøpsvik (on the mainland) with Hulløyhamn (on Hulløya) and other villages in the fjord several times per week.

References

  1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-06-30). "Hulløya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  3. "Hurtigbåtrute i Tysfjorden" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 July 2011.


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