Tiholmane
Encyclopedia
Tiholmane is a group of ten small islands that form part of Tusenøyane
, an archipelago south of Edgeøya
. The largest of the islands are Lurøya
, Kalvøya
, Langåra
and Rugla
. The group also includes the smaller Sperra
, Spunset
, Bommen
, Proppen
, Rullesteinøya
and Røysholmen
.
Tusenøyane
Tusenøyane is a group of small islands south of Edgeøya. They form part of the Svalbard archipelago. The group consists of over forty islands and islets, including Brotskjer, Kulstadholmane, Utsira, Tufsen, Kong Ludvigøyane, Bölscheøya, Hornøya, Tiholmane, Meinickeøyane, Sletteøya, Schareholmane,...
, an archipelago south of Edgeøya
Edgeøya
Edgeøya, occasionally anglicised as Edge Island, is an uninhabited Norwegian island in southeast of the Svalbard archipelago; it is the third largest island in this archipelago. An Arctic island, it forms part of the South East Svalbard Nature Reserve, home to polar bears and reindeer. Its eastern...
. The largest of the islands are Lurøya
Lurøya
Lurøya is the largest island in Tiholmane, part of Tusenøyane, an island group south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
, Kalvøya
Kalvøya
Kalvøya is situated in the inner Oslofjord. The island is right outside of Sandvika in Bærum. The island has been connected to the mainland by a suspension bridge to Kadettangen since 1963.Kalvøya is one of the most popular bathing spots in Bærum...
, Langåra
Langåra
Langåra is one of the islands comprising Tiholmane, part of Tusenøyane, an island group south of Edgeøya. It is named after an island in Oslofjorden, Norway. -References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
and Rugla
Rugla
Rugla is the southernmost island of Tiholmane, part of Tusenøyane, an island group south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
. The group also includes the smaller Sperra
Sperra
Sperra is a small islet south of Lurøya in Tiholmane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
, Spunset
Spunset
Spunset is a small islet between Langåra and Bommen in Tiholmane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
, Bommen
Bommen (Svalbard)
Bommen is an islet west of Langåra in Tiholmane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya. At low water it is connected with Langåra, creating a bar that partially blocks access to Tofamnhamna , the anchorage within Langåra, Kalvøya, Lurøya, Sperra, Bommen and Spunset. -References:*...
, Proppen
Proppen
Proppen is a small islet in the sound between Langåra and Rullesteinøya in Tiholmane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
, Rullesteinøya
Rullesteinøya
Rullesteinøya is a small island between Langåra and Rugla in Tiholmane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
and Røysholmen
Røysholmen
Røysholmen is an islet between Rullesteinøya and Rugla in Tiholmane, part of Tusenøyane, an archipelago south of Edgeøya.-References:* Norwegian Polar Institute...
.