Arnøya is an island in the municipality of Skjervøy

Skjervøy

Skjervøy is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya, where most of the inhabitants live. The main industries are fishing and ship building....

 in 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...

. Its area is 276 square kilometres (106.6 sq mi). The highest peak is Arnøyhøgda, at 1168 metres (3,832 ft). It is the 15th largest island in Norway.

The villages of Årviksand, Arnøyhamn, Akkarvik

Akkarvik

Akkarvik is a small village along the Langfjord in the municipality of Skjervøy, in the northern part of Troms county, Norway. It is located about south of Årviksand on the south side of Arnøya island. It has been populated since the 17th century. At its peak during the 1950s, about 400 people...

, and Lauksletta are located on the island. The island of Laukøya is located just to the east, Skjervøya and Kågen

Kågen

Kågen is an island in the municipality of Skjervøy in Troms county, Norway. It has an area of . The island is home to 27 inhabitants . The island is mountainous with several peaks over above sea level. The highest point is Store Kågtind at...

 to the southeast, and Vannøya

Vanna (Troms)

Vanna is a rocky island in Karlsøy municipality, Troms county, Norway. Its area is . The highest peak is Vanntinden at a height of above sea level. The population of the island is 973. Vanna is the 17th largest island in Norway by area...

to the west.

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