Andøya is the northernmost island in the archipelago

Archipelago

An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...

 of Vesterålen

Vesterålen

Vesterålen is a district and archipelago in Nordland, Norway, just north of Lofoten.-The name:The Norse forms of the name were Vestráll and Vestrálar . The first element is vestr n west, the last element is áll m ' sound, strait'...

. Andøya is located in the Andøy

Andøy

Andøy is the northernmost municipality in Nordland county, Norway, and it belongs to the Vesterålen archipelago. The largest island in the municipality is Andøya. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Andenes....

  municipality in Nordland

Nordland

is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...

 county, Norway.

The island has an area of 489 km², making it the tenth largest island in Norway. The island is connected to the neighboring island of Hinnøya

Hinnøya

-Geography and environment:Covering an area of , it is the fourth-largest island in the country, and the largest off the mainland. The western part of the island is in the Vesterålen district, while the southwestern part is in Lofoten. As of 2006, it had a population of 31,851, of which the only...

 using the Andøy Bridge

Andøy Bridge

Andøy Bridge is a cantilever road bridge that crosses Risøysundet between Andøya and Hinnøya in Nordland county in Norway. The bridge is 750 metres long, the main span is 110 metres, and the maximum clearing to the sea is 30 metres. The bridge has 21 spans.Andøy Bridge was opened in 1974...

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Bog areas are used for extensive production of peat

Peat

Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter or histosol. Peat forms in wetland bogs, moors, muskegs, pocosins, mires, and peat swamp forests. Peat is harvested as an important source of fuel in certain parts of the world...

 growth. Andøya is also well known for its cloudberries. Besides the flat and largely continuous bog areas, Andøya also consists steep mountain ranges reaching up to 700 meters high. Kvasstinden

Kvasstinden

Kvasstinden is the highest mountain on the island Andøya in Vesterålen, northern Norway....

, the highest points on the island, are sharp peaks at 705 meters. The Andøya Rocket Range

Andøya Rocket Range

Andøya Rocket Range is a rocket launch site and rocket range on Andøya island in Andøy municipality in northern Norway...

which was founded in 1962 is located on the island.