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Villa (island)

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Location
  
Nord-Trøndelag, Norway

Width
  
1 km (0.6 mi)

Highest elevation
  
106 m (348 ft)

Elevation
  
106 m

Municipality
  
Flatanger

Length
  
2 km (1.2 mi)

Coastline
  
8 km (5 mi)

Highest point
  
Villafjellet

Area
  
120 ha

Villa (island)

Villa is an island in the municipality of Flatanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 1.2-square-kilometre (300-acre) island lies in the Folda sea about 1.65 kilometres (1.03 mi) northwest of the village of Lauvsnes on the mainland and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the island of Bjørøya. The Villa Lighthouse is located on the western part of the island. The island had some permanent residents until the 1960s, but now it is uninhabited.

Map of Villa, 7770 Flatanger, Norway

Large parts of the island consists of rocky mountains and rocks, but it also has bogs and heather areas and offers a rich flora, with some rare plants such as the yellow water-lily.

References

Villa (island) Wikipedia