Fjellværsøya 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 eastern part of Hitra surrounded by 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....

, Kråkvågfjorden, and Fillfjorden.

The small islands of Herøya and Ulvøya

Ulvøya (Hitra)

Ulvøya is an island in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located just north of Fjellværsøya island. The Knarrlagsundet bridge connects the two islands. The island is home to the villages of Knarrlagsund and Ulvan. Marine Harvest has a fish processing...

 lie to the north, the big island of Hitra to the south and west, and the Kråkvåg

Kråkvåg

Kråkvåg is a populated group of islands in the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Kråkvågfjorden, just west of the island of Storfosna. The village of Nordbotn on the island of Fjellværsøya lies about to the west....

 islands (in Ørland

Ørland

Ørland is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brekstad. Other villages include Uthaug, Opphaug, and Ottersbo...

) to the east. The 26.7 square kilometres (10.3 sq mi) island is connected to the village of Ansnes

Ansnes

Ansnes is a village in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located along the Fillfjorden on the northeastern coast of the island of Hitra. There is a bridge from Ansnes to the island of Fjellværsøya to the east. The village is located about north of the...

 on Hitra by the Krabbsundet bridge and to Knarrlagsund

Knarrlagsund

Knarrlagsund or Knarrlaget is a village on the island of Ulvøya in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the southern part of the island about east of Ulvan....

 on the island of Ulvøya

Ulvøya (Hitra)

Ulvøya is an island in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located just north of Fjellværsøya island. The Knarrlagsundet bridge connects the two islands. The island is home to the villages of Knarrlagsund and Ulvan. Marine Harvest has a fish processing...

 by the Knarrlagsund bridge.

The main industries on the island include agriculture

Agriculture

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, fishing

Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....

, and fish processing

Fish processing

The term fish processing refers to the processes associated with fish and fish products between the time fish are caught or harvested, and the time the final product is delivered to the customer...

. The Nordbotn chapel

Nordbotn Chapel

Nordbotn chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The chapel is located in the village of Nordbotn on the island of Fjellværsøya. The church was built in 1900....

 is located in the village of Nordbotn

Nordbotn, Sør-Trøndelag

Nordbotn is a village in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the east side of the island of Fjellværsøya. It is the location of the Nordbotn chapel. The village was once a trading post with a post office, bakery, and store....

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