Onøya

Onøya

Geography
Location	Nordland, Norway
Coordinates	66.3870°N 12.8539°E / 66.3870; 12.8539
Area	7.7 km^2 (3.0 sq mi)
Length	4.2 km (2.61 mi)
Width	3.8 km (2.36 mi)
Highest elevation	197 m (646 ft)
Highest point	Stokksvikfjellet
Administration
Norway
County	Nordland
Municipality	Lurøy Municipality
Demographics
Population	279 (2017)

Onøya^[1] is an island in Lurøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The administrative centre of Lurøy Municipality is located on the northwestern coast of the island.^[2]

The 7.7-square-kilometre (3.0 sq mi) island lies immediately south of the island of Lurøya and southwest of the island of Stigen. The island is connected to Lurøya by a short bridge. Onøya sits just west of the mouth of the Sjona fjord. It is only accessible by boat. The highest point on the island is the 197-metre (646 ft) tall mountain Stokksvikfjellet. In 2017, there were 279 residents of the island.^[3]

See also

• List of islands of Norway

References

1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2024-05-29). "Lurøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
3. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-04-06). "Onøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-02-02.