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Storekalsøy

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Location
  
Hordaland, Norway

Width
  
3.2 km (1.99 mi)

Highest point
  
Area
  
6 km²

Length
  
2.8 km (1.74 mi)

Highest elevation
  
57 m (187 ft)

County
  
Hordaland

Peak
  
Storekalsøy

Storekalsøy or Stora Kalsøy is an island in Austevoll municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 6-square-kilometre (2.3 sq mi) island lies northwest of the larger island of Hundvåko and just east of the Marstein Lighthouse. The northern part of the island is very rocky and mountainous. The highest point is the 57-metre (187 ft) tall mountain Mjuken. The smaller islands of Nautøya and Spissøya lies just east of Stora Kalsøy. The smaller islands of Horgo, Møkster, and Litla Kalsøya lie to the south of Stora Kalsøy.

Map of Storekals%C3%B8y, 5385 Bakkasund, Norway

Virtually all the residents live along the southern and eastern coastline of the island. The main population centre of Stora Kalsøy is the village of Bakkasund where the Store-Kalsøy Chapel is located. The island had 167 inhabitants in 2001.

References

Storekalsøy Wikipedia


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