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Runde
Island in Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Runde is an island in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island has a population of 113 people (as of 2015), and it is connected by the Runde Bridge to the island of Remøya to the south.
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Geography | |
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Location | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
Coordinates | 62.4006°N 5.6241°E / 62.4006; 5.6241 |
Area | 6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
Length | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
Width | 3.5 km (2.17 mi) |
Highest elevation | 332 m (1089 ft) |
Highest point | Varden |
Administration | |
Norway | |
County | Møre og Romsdal |
Municipality | Herøy Municipality |
Demographics | |
Population | 113 (2015) |
Designated | 27 May 2013 |
Reference no. | 2164[1] |
Runde is famous for its enormous number of birds. It is said that there are about 500,000 to 700,000 seabirds inhabiting the island, most of them are to be found in the cliffs. The Runde Environmental Centre (Norwegian: Runde Miljøsenter) is a research station at the bird island.
Runde lies on the west coast of Norway, close to towns and villages like Fosnavåg, Ulsteinvik, Volda, Ørsta, and Ålesund. This region of Norway is famous for its long fjords and steep, snow-clad mountains.