Tomma

Tomma
View from the east of Tomma. From the left the mountains Breitinden (818 m), Litltinden , Rundtinden (643 m) and Tomskjevelen (922 m)
Waters	European Arctic Ocean
Geographical location	66 ° 15 ′  N , 12 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 66 ° 15 ′  N , 12 ° 49 ′  E
length	10.6 km
width	8 kilometers
surface	47.3 km²
Highest elevation	Tomskjevelen 922  m
Residents	137 2.9 inhabitants / km²
main place	Husby

Tomma is a Norwegian island in the municipality of Nesna in the province of Nordland . The name Tommas comes from the Old Norse ðǫmb ("from"). About 137 people live on the 137 km² island (as of 2001). Most live in the southern settlement of Husby . The highest mountain is Tomskjevelen in the northeast at 922 meters . Other elevations are the Breitinden (818 m), the Breitomma (803 m), the Rundtinden (643 m) and the characteristic Eidabelgen (217 m). There are burial mounds in several places- including the largest burial mound in the municipality of Nesna. The hill grave called Kvervan dates from the Merovingian period (600 to 800 BC), is two meters high and has a diameter of 20 meters. The main industries are agriculture and fishing. The island is connected to Nesna, the capital of the municipality of Nesna, by a car ferry.

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  Eidabelgen (217 m)

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  Harbor at the ferry terminal

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  Husby Chapel

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  Tomskjevelen (922 m), the highest mountain on the island

Web links

Commons : Tomma  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Store Norske Leksikon: Tomma , accessed on September 24, 2010 (Norwegian)
2. ↑ Nesnaferie.no: Kvervan, Tomma  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 24, 2010 (Norwegian)