Tromsøya is a small island in the
straitA strait or straits is a narrow, navigable channel of water that connects two larger navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not navigable, for...
between the mainland and
KvaløyaKvaløya is an island in the Norwegian municipality of Tromsø.It has an area of , making it the fifth largest island in mainland Norway. It is connected to Tromsøya in the east by Sandnessund Bridge, Ringvassøya in the north by the undersea Kvalsund Tunnel, and Sommarøy in the west by Sommarøy Bridge...
in
Tromsøis a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø....
municipality|Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
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Tromsor Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
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NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
. It contains the city centre and several residential areas of the city of Tromsø and has given the city its name. The island's area is roughly 22 sq.km. and has a population of about 35.000.
Tromsø's airportTromsø Airport, formerly known as Tromsø Airport, Langnes is situated in Tromsø, on the western side of the island of Tromsøya, 1.7 Nautical miles northwest of the city center, which is on the eastern side of the island...
is situated on the western side of the island.
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Tromsøya is a small island in the
straitA strait or straits is a narrow, navigable channel of water that connects two larger navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not navigable, for...
between the mainland and
KvaløyaKvaløya is an island in the Norwegian municipality of Tromsø.It has an area of , making it the fifth largest island in mainland Norway. It is connected to Tromsøya in the east by Sandnessund Bridge, Ringvassøya in the north by the undersea Kvalsund Tunnel, and Sommarøy in the west by Sommarøy Bridge...
in
Tromsøis a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø....
municipality|Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
,
Tromsor Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
,
NorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, as well as Jan Mayen and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard under the Spitsbergen Treaty...
. It contains the city centre and several residential areas of the city of Tromsø and has given the city its name. The island's area is roughly 22 sq.km. and has a population of about 35.000.
Tromsø's airportTromsø Airport, formerly known as Tromsø Airport, Langnes is situated in Tromsø, on the western side of the island of Tromsøya, 1.7 Nautical miles northwest of the city center, which is on the eastern side of the island...
is situated on the western side of the island.
The island is connected to the mainland by the
Tromsø BridgeThe Tromsø Bridge is a cantilever road bridge in the city of Tromsø, Norway. It crosses the strait of Tromsøysundet between Tromsdalen on the mainland and Tromsøya. Construction began in 1958, and the bridge was opened in 1960. At the time of its opening, it was the longest bridge in Northern...
and
Tromsøysund TunnelThe Tromsøysund Tunnel is an undersea highway tunnel under the Tromsøysund sound, connecting the island of Tromsøya with the mainland in Tromsø, Norway....
as well as to Kvaløya by
Sandnessund BridgeSandnessund Bridge is a cantilever road bridge that crosses Sandnessundet between Tromsøya and Kvaløya in Tromsø, Troms county, Norway. It is one of two bridges that connect Tromsøya with its surroundings...
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