Ormøy

Ormøy
Ormøy, view from the southwest, 2019
Waters	Byfjord
Geographical location	58 ° 59 '19 "  N , 5 ° 45' 43"  E Coordinates: 58 ° 59 '19 "  N , 5 ° 45' 43"  E
length	550 m
width	500 m
Highest elevation	25 0  moh.

Ormøy is an inhabited island in the Byfjord in the Norwegian province of Rogaland . It belongs to the Hundvåg district of the city of Stavanger .

To the north is the island of Roaldsøy, to which there is a bridge connection over the narrow Ormøysundet . There is also a connection to the mainland via other islands. Southeast Ormøyholmen , Midtholmen and Rundeholmen , to the west, separated by the Steinsøyosen Steinsøy and Dynamittskjeret . To the north-west lies the much larger and also densely built-up island Hundvåg .

Ormøy extends in a west-east direction over about 550 meters, with a width of up to 500 meters and reaches a height of up to 25 meters. The island is largely provided, especially with higher-quality residential developments.

There is an archaeological site in the water northeast of Ormøy.

Web links

• Representation of the island in the Kartverket

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Camilla Hatleskog, Stavangers dyreste bolig on www.nrk.no (Norwegian)
2. ↑ Ormøy øst in kulturminnesok.no (Norwegian)