Tromsøya
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Tromsøya is a small island in the strait
between the mainland and Kvaløya
island in Tromsø
municipality
, Troms
county, Norway
. 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 km² (8.5 sq mi) and has a population (2001) of about 30,000.
Tromsø Airport is situated on the western side of the island. Prestvannet
lake is located in the middle of the island and the lake and the area around it is now a nature reserve area. The island is connected to the mainland by the Tromsø Bridge
and Tromsøysund Tunnel
as well as to Kvaløya by Sandnessund Bridge
.
Strait
A strait or straits is a narrow, typically 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...
between the mainland and Kvaløya
Kvaløya
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island in Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
municipality
Municipalities of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
, Troms
Troms
or 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...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. 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 km² (8.5 sq mi) and has a population (2001) of about 30,000.
Tromsø Airport is situated on the western side of the island. Prestvannet
Prestvannet
Prestvannet is a small lake on the high part in the central part of the island of Tromsøya in the municipality of Tromsø in Troms county, Norway. Prestvannet was built up as a reservoir in 1867, and continued in that function until 1921...
lake is located in the middle of the island and the lake and the area around it is now a nature reserve area. The island is connected to the mainland by the Tromsø Bridge
Tromsø Bridge
The 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 Tunnel
Tromsøysund Tunnel
The 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 Bridge
Sandnessund Bridge
Sandnessund 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...
.