Bastøy

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Bastøy
Aerial view of Bastøy
Aerial view of Bastøy
Waters Oslofjord
( Skagerrak )
Geographical location 59 ° 22 '53 "  N , 10 ° 31' 32"  E Coordinates: 59 ° 22 '53 "  N , 10 ° 31' 32"  E
Bastøy (Vestfold and Telemark)
Bastøy
length 3 km
width 1.4 km
surface 2.49 km²
Residents uninhabited

Bastøy is an uninhabited island in the Oslofjord , the northernmost fjord of the Skagerrak , in the municipality of Horten in the Norwegian province of Vestfold og Telemark .

The 2.49 km² island is used exclusively for the operation of the Bastøy prison located on it .

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