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Sørøya
EntityQ3286995· pop 29· linked from 44 articles

Also known as Soroya, Sörö

or is Norway's fourth largest island in terms of area and the largest in Finnmark county. The island is divided between Hasvik Municipality and Hammerfest Municipality. It is often claimed to be "one of the most beautiful" of the islands in Norway. In 2018, the population of the island was 1,100.

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Vinony's link graph records 44 inbound references to Sørøya, and connects out to Norway, World War II and Scotland.

The entry is geolocated on the map in isle, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including Hammerfest Municipality, Hasvik Municipality and Islands of Finnmark.

Vinony links it to 26 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Islands.image_name
Sørøya, Nórsko, 2013 - panoramio.jpg
Islands.image_caption
View of the island
Islands.location
Finnmark, Norway
Islands.area_km2
811
Islands.rank
4th largest in Norway
Islands.length_km
64.3
Islands.width_km
23.3
Islands.elevation_m
659
Islands.highest_mount
Komagaksla
Islands.country
Norway
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
County
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Finnmark
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
Municipalities
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Hammerfest Municipality and Hasvik Municipality
Islands.population
1,100
Islands.population_as_of
2015
Islands.density_km2
1.3

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
island
Country
Norway
Population
1000
Area
816
Elevation
659
Body of water
Sørøysundet
Highest point
Komagaksla
Image
Sørvær, Sørøya, Nórsko, 2013.jpg
Width
23
Length
64
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Commons category
Sørøya
native label
Sállan
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Encyclopedic overview

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or is Norway's fourth largest island in terms of area and the largest in Finnmark county. The island is divided between Hasvik Municipality and Hammerfest Municipality. It is often claimed to be "one of the most beautiful" of the islands in Norway. In 2018, the population of the island was 1,100.

thumb|left|Scene in the North West of Sørøya

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

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2 mapped locations

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