Sula, Sogn og Fjordane
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Sula is an island in the municipality of Solund
Solund
Solund is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. Solund is the westernmost island municipality in Norway, and the only municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county that is made up only of islands...

 in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 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 116 square kilometres (44.8 sq mi) island is the main island of the municipality. The island is located at the end of the Sognefjord
Sognefjord
The Sognefjord is the largest fjord in Norway, and the second longest in the world. Located in Sogn og Fjordane county, it stretches inland to the small village of Skjolden...

en in the Sognesjøen, about 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) east of Holmebåen
Holmebåen
Holmebåen is a point on the island of Steinsøy in an archipelago of small islands northwest of Utvær in the municipality of Solund in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, about west of the municipal center of Hardbakke. Holmebåen is the western-most point in Norway proper.-References:...

, the western-most point in Norway. The largest village on the island is Hardbakke
Hardbakke
Hardbakke is a village which is the administrative centre of the municipality of Solund in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the west side of the island of Sula. Hardbakke is located about halfway between Holmebåen and Losnegard, the western- and eastern-most points in the...

. The island has a ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 service from the village of Krakhella to Rutledal in Gulen
Gulen
is a municipality in the southwestern part of Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Eivindvik...

on the mainland.
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