Ulvøya (Hitra)
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Ulvøya is an island
in the municipality of Hitra
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The 6.4 square kilometres (1,581.5 acre) 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
plant in Ulvan.
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 6.4 square kilometres (1,581.5 acre) island is located just north of Fjellværsøya
Fjellværsøya
Fjellværsøya is an island in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located in the eastern part of Hitra surrounded by the Frøyfjorden, Kråkvågfjorden, and Fillfjorden....
island. The Knarrlagsundet bridge connects the two islands. The island is home to the villages of 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....
and Ulvan
Ulvan
Ulvan is a village on the island of Ulvøya in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the western side of the island on the Frøyfjorden, about west of Knarrlagsund. Ulvan is home to a large fish processing plant operated by Marine Harvest....
. Marine Harvest has a 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...
plant in Ulvan.