Length 1.5 km (0.93 mi) Coastline 7 km (4.3 mi) Highest point Vardehaugen | Width 1 km (0.6 mi) Highest elevation 98 m (322 ft) Area 110 ha | |
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Location Sogn og Fjordane, Norway | ||
Silda is an island in Vågsøy Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 1.1-square-kilometre (0.42 sq mi) island is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northeast of the large island of Vågsøy in the Sildagapet bay and about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) west of the island of Barmøya. Silda sits about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the small village of Langenes and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of Raudeberg, both on the island of Vågsøy. This island is the site of the 1810 Battle of Silda. In 2001, there were 38 inhabitants on the island, which is only accessible by boat.
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Map of Silda, 6714 Silda, Norway
Name
The name of the island comes from the Norwegian language word sild which means herring, since herring fishing has been important in the region for centuries.
References
Silda, Sogn og Fjordane Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA