Oksenøya

Oksenøya or Uksenøya is an island in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island is located in Ålesund Municipality on the north side of the Storfjorden. Oksenøya has an area of 108 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and it has a population of 27,334 (in 2015). This is the largest island in Ålesund Municipality.^[1][2]

Oksenøya
Uksenøya

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Geography
Location	Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates	62.4632°N 6.5042°E / 62.4632; 6.5042
Area	108 km2 (42 sq mi)
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Width	8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation	576 m (1890 ft)
Highest point	Meraftafjellet
Administration
Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
Municipalities	Ålesund Municipality
Demographics
Population	27334 (2015)

The island was originally part of the old Borgund Municipality, and was later split between Ålesund and Skodje. After the 2020 local government reforms, the island is located entirely in the new Ålesund municipality. It is home to the villages of Spjelkavik, Myrland, Løvika and Valle.^[3]

The European route E39 and European route E136 highways run across the island. The island is dominated by the large lake Brusdalsvatnet which covers 7.5 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi) on the northern part of the island and is used as a drinking water reservoir for the municipality (and city) of Ålesund.

See also

• List of islands of Norway

References

1. "Geografi" (in Norwegian). Ålesund kommune. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (13 March 2019). "Uksenøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
3. "Uksenøya" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2 October 2010.