Leinøya
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| Waters | European Arctic Ocean | |
| Archipelago | Sørøyane | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 20 '46 " N , 5 ° 42' 33" E | |
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| surface | 14.4 km² | |
| Highest elevation | Leinehornet 364 m |
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| Residents | 1479 (2015) 103 inhabitants / km² |
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Leinøya is one of the Sørøyane ("South Islands") in Sunnmøre ( Møre og Romsdal ). The archipelago is located southwest of Ålesund and belongs to Norway.
Leinøya belongs to the Herøy municipality . The villages of Frøystad, Leine, Bø and Torvik are on the island . Torvik is the port of the Hurtigruten . The island is connected to the neighboring islands of Gurskøya , Bergsøya , Remøya , Runde and Nerlandsøya with bridges. The highest point on the island is the 364 m high Leinehornet mountain. The island has an area of 14.4 km². In 2001 Leinøya had 1399 inhabitants.
