Ytre Øksningan

Coordinates: 66°00′19″N 12°13′42″E / 66.0053°N 12.2282°E / 66.0053; 12.2282
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Ytre Øksningan
Ytre Øksningan is located in Nordland
Ytre Øksningan
Ytre Øksningan
Location of the island
Ytre Øksningan is located in Norway
Ytre Øksningan
Ytre Øksningan
Ytre Øksningan (Norway)
Geography
LocationNordland, Norway
Coordinates66°00′19″N 12°13′42″E / 66.0053°N 12.2282°E / 66.0053; 12.2282
ArchipelagoØksningan
Area2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Width1.8 km (1.12 mi)
Highest elevation98 m (322 ft)
Highest pointStortuva
Administration
Norway
CountyNordland
MunicipalityHerøy Municipality
Demographics
Population58 (2016)

Ytre Øksningan (Outer Øksningan)[1] is an island in the municipality of Herøy in Nordland county, Norway. Together with Indre Øksningan, it is part of the Øksningan archipelago. The island has an area of 2.1 square kilometers (0.81 sq mi) and a population of 58 (2016). It is connected to the rest of Herøy by Norwegian County Road 166.[2] The largest village on the island is Innerøya on the southeast shore of the island.

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  1. ^ "About Herøy". Herøy-Helgeland. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-03-23). "Øksningan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-02-19.