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Highest elevation
  
315 m (1,033 ft)

County
  
Sogn og Fjordane

Area
  
18.7 km²

Highest point
  
Vardefjellet

Elevation
  
315 m

Municipality
  
Solund

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Location
  
Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Steinsundøyna is an island in the municipality of Solund in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 18.7-square-kilometre (7.2 sq mi) sits on the north side of the Sognesjøen, at the mouth of the large Sognefjorden. The rocky island is virtually treeless (except in small, sheltered areas). In 2001, there were only about 55 residents on the island. There is a road that crosses the island, connecting the islands of Ytre Sula (by ferry) and Sula (by bridge). The largest population centre on Steinsundøyna is the village of Steinsund on the eastern coast of the island, just across the strait from the village of Hardbakke on the island of Sula.

Map of Steinsund%C3%B8yna, 6924 Hardbakke, Norway

The sound between Steinsundøyna and the western neighbour island, Rånøyna, is called Steinsund. Despite being less than 60 m wide at the narrowest passage, it is shippable. For instance Hurtigruten ships pass that sound on their way from and to Bergen.

References

Steinsundøyna Wikipedia