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Island in Lurøy, Norway
Onøya
Geography
LocationNordland, Norway
Coordinates66°23′13″N 12°51′14″E / 66.3870°N 12.8539°E / 66.3870; 12.8539
Area7.7 km (3.0 sq mi)
Length4.2 km (2.61 mi)
Width3.8 km (2.36 mi)
Highest elevation197 m (646 ft)
Highest pointStokksvikfjellet
Administration
Norway
CountyNordland
MunicipalityLurøy Municipality
Demographics
Population279 (2017)

Onøya is an island in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre of Lurøy Municipality is located on the northwestern coast of the island.

The 7.7-square-kilometre (3.0 sq mi) island lies immediately south of the island of Lurøya and southwest of the island of Stigen. The island is connected to Lurøya by a short bridge. Onøya sits just west of the mouth of the Sjona fjord. It is only accessible by boat. The highest point on the island is the 197-metre (646 ft) tall mountain Stokksvikfjellet. In 2017, there were 279 residents of the island.

See also

References

  1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2024-05-29). "Lurøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-04-06). "Onøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-02-02.


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