Location Finnmark, Norway Width 12 km (7.5 mi) Highest point Skogerøytoppen Area 129 km² Municipality Sør-Varanger | Length 18.5 km (11.5 mi) Highest elevation 445 m (1,460 ft) County Finnmark Peak Skogerøytoppen | |
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Skogerøya (Northern Sami: Sállan) is an uninhabited island in Sør-Varanger municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 129-square-kilometre (50 sq mi) partially forested island lies south of the Varangerfjorden, west of the Bøkfjorden, north of the Korsfjorden, and east of the Kjøfjorden. The highest point on the island is the 445-metre (1,460 ft) tall Skogerøytoppen. The island lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the town of Kirkenes. It is used as a summer and autumn grazing area for reindeer.
Map of Skoger%C3%B8ya, 9900 Kirkenes, Norway
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