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Fanøya

Fanøya
Geography
Location Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Coordinates 61°37′28″N 4°48′24″E / 61.6244°N 4.8067°E / 61.6244; 4.8067Coordinates: 61°37′28″N 4°48′24″E / 61.6244°N 4.8067°E / 61.6244; 4.8067
Area 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Length 1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Width 1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Coastline 8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation 51.5 m (169 ft)
Highest point Storehaugen
Administration
Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
Municipality Flora Municipality

Fanøya is an island in the municipality of Flora in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The island lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the town of Florø in a large group of inhabited islands, referred to as the Batalden islands. Fanøya, the most populous island in the group, is 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) north of the island of Skorpa, about 600 metres (2,000 ft) south of the island of Batalden, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of the island of Hovden. The Batalden Chapel is located on Fanøya.



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