Sundøy
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Sundøy, Leirfjord
municipality, Nordland
, Norway
, is an island
behind the mountain
formation "Seven Sisters
" on the coast of Helgeland
. Population approx 120.
The connection to the mainland is through Sundøy Bridge
. Sundøy Bridge is a balanced free concrete cantilever bridge with the second longest span when finished in 2003.
Leirfjord
Leirfjord is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Leland....
municipality, Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
, 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...
, 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...
behind the mountain
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
formation "Seven Sisters
De syv søstre
De syv søstre is a mountain range on the island of Alsten in Norway.The seven peaks are :* Botnkrona * Grytfoten * Skjæringen * Tvillingene...
" on the coast of Helgeland
Helgeland
Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. The district covers an area of about , with nearly 79,000 inhabitants...
. Population approx 120.
The connection to the mainland is through Sundøy Bridge
Sundøy Bridge
Sundøy Bridge is a cantilever bridge that connects Sundøya on the island of Alsten with the mainland in Nordland county in Norway. The bridge is 538 metres long, the main span is 298 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 43.5 metres. The bridge has three spans.Sundøy Bridge was opened on...
. Sundøy Bridge is a balanced free concrete cantilever bridge with the second longest span when finished in 2003.