Dolmøya is an island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

 in the municipality of Hitra

Hitra

Hitra is a municipality and an island in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and several smaller islands, and is part of the Fosen region...

 in Sør-Trøndelag

Sør-Trøndelag

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 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...

. The island is located in the Frøyfjorden

Frøyfjorden

The Frøyfjorden is a fjord between the islands of Frøya and Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The long fjord is rather shallow, only about at its deepest. The Frøya Tunnel is goes beneath the fjord from Hammarvika, Frøya to Dolmøya, Hitra....

, just north of the village of Melandsjøen

Melandsjøen

Melandsjøen or Melandsjø is a village in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located on the north shore of the island of Hitra, just across the strait from the island of Dolmøya....

 on the island of Hitra

Hitra

Hitra is a municipality and an island in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The municipality covers the island of Hitra and several smaller islands, and is part of the Fosen region...

. The island is flat, swampy, and has very few trees. The 14.5 square kilometres (5.6 sq mi) island is also the location of the southern entrance to the Frøya Tunnel. The medieval Dolm church

Dolm Church

Dolm church is a parish church in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is located on the southern coast of the island of Dolmøya at Dolmvarden....

is located on the southeastern shore of the island.