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or is an island in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The island has a population (2001) of 72. The island is located south of the island of Ingøya and north and west of the mainland, separated by the Rolvsøysundet.

Key facts

Islands.image_name
Rolvsøy.jpg
Islands.location
Finnmark, Norway
Islands.area_km2
89
Islands.length_km
14
Islands.width_km
13.5
Islands.elevation_m
363
Islands.highest_mount
Valfjordnæringen
Islands.country
Norway
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
County
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Finnmark
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
Municipality
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Måsøy Municipality
Islands.population
72
Islands.population_as_of
2001
Islands.density_km2
0.8

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
island
Country
Norway
Area
89
Elevation
363
Body of water
Norwegian Sea
Image
Rolvsøy.jpg
Length
14
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native label
Gádde-Iččát
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or is an island in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The island has a population (2001) of 72. The island is located south of the island of Ingøya and north and west of the mainland, separated by the Rolvsøysundet.

The island is mountainous and is almost bisected by the Valfjorden from the west and the Langfjorden from the east with an wide swampy isthmus in between. Almost all settlements are on the island's northern part. On the west side lies the fishing village of Tufjord and on the eastern side is the seaside village of Gunnarnes where there is a ferry connection to the villages of Havøysund and Ingøy. Gunnarnes Chapel is located on the east side of the island.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rolvsøy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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