Storøya (Nordfjord)
Storøya | ||
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Storøya, view from the southeast, 2019 | ||
Waters | Nordfjord | |
Geographical location | 61 ° 55 '50 " N , 5 ° 24' 10" E | |
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length | 730 m | |
width | 330 m | |
Highest elevation | 41 moh. | |
Residents | uninhabited |
Storøya ( Norwegian for large island ) is an island in the Nordfjord in the municipality of Stad in the Norwegian province of Vestland .
The uninhabited, wooded island is about 100 meters south of the north bank of the fjord and is off the coast of Totland and Bryggja . There are other islands in the vicinity, to the west of Holmane and Rundholmen , to the north of Griseholmen and to the east of Kisteholmen and Flotøya .
Storøya extends in a west-east direction over about 730 meters with a width of up to 330 meters. In its western part, the island rises up to 41 meters.