Leinøy or Leinøya is an island in the municipality of Herøy

Herøy, Møre og Romsdal

Herøy is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the town of Fosnavåg on the island of Bergsøya. The industrial area of Eggesbønes is located south of Fosnavåg on the same island...

 in Møre og Romsdal

Møre og Romsdal

is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...

 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 original name was Bølandet, but Leinøy is now the common name. The island is located east of the municipal center of Fosnavåg

Fosnavåg

is a city in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the administrative center of the municipality of Herøy. The city is located on the island of Bergsøya which is connected to Kvalsund on the island of Nerlandsøya via the Nerlandsøy Bridge to the west...

. The island is connected to other islands via a network of bridges. The Remøy Bridge

Remøy Bridge

Remøy Bridge is a bridge from connecting the islands of Leinøya and Remøya in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge carries the county highway 18 over the Nordre Vaulen strait....

 connects it to the island Remøya

Remøya

Remøya is an island in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located north of the municipal center of Fosnavåg. The island is connected to other islands via a network of bridges. The Remøy Bridge connects it to the island Leinøya and the Runde Bridge connects...

 (to the north), the Herøy Bridge

Herøy Bridge

Herøy Bridge is a cantilever bridge that connects the islands of Gurskøya and Leinøya in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of a bridge network which connects all of the main islands of the municipality together. It is about southeast of Fosnavåg.The bridge...

 connects it to Nautøya and Gurskøy

Gurskøy

Gurskøy is an island in the municipalities of Sande and Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island has an area of . The villages of Gursken, Larsnes, and Moldtustranda are located on the island...

a (to the south), and a small bridge connects to the island of Bergsøy

Bergsøy

Bergsøy or Bergsøya is an island in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is the location of the municipal center of Fosnavåg as well as the Eggesbønes industrial area. The island is connected to other islands via a network of bridges...

a (to the west).

The highest point on the island is Leinehornet which is 363 metres (1,190.9 ft) above sea level. The island has an area of 14.4 square kilometres (5.6 sq mi). The village of Torvik, on the east side of the island, is a stop on the Hurtigruten

Hurtigruten

Hurtigruten or Hurtigruta is a Norwegian passenger and freight line with daily sailings along Norway's western and northern coast. Sometimes referred to in English as Norwegian Coastal Express, Hurtigruten ships sail almost the entire length of the country, completing the roundtrip journey in 11...

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