Ringvassøya

Ringvassøya (Norwegian)
Ráneš (Northern Sami)

Geography
Location	Troms, Norway
Coordinates	69.8868°N 19.1729°E / 69.8868; 19.1729
Area	663 km^2 (256 sq mi)
Area rank	6th largest in Norway
Length	34 km (21.1 mi)
Width	37 km (23 mi)
Highest elevation	1,051 m (3448 ft)
Highest point	Soltindan
Administration
Norway
County	Troms
Municipality	Karlsøy and Tromsø
Demographics
Population	1,300 (2018)
Pop. density	1.98/km^2 (5.13/sq mi)

Ringvassøya (Norwegian) or Ráneš (Northern Sami)^[1] is a large island in Troms county, Norway. It is divided between Tromsø Municipality and Karlsøy Municipality. Several islands surround Ringvassøya including Kvaløya to the south; Reinøya and Karlsøya to the east; Vannøya, Helgøya, and Nordkvaløya to the north; and Rebbenesøya to the north west. The island is connected to the neighboring island (and the rest of mainland Norway) by the Kvalsund Tunnel on the south shore of the island.^[2]

View of Skogsfjordvatn lake on Ringvassøya

With an area of 663 square kilometres (256 sq mi),^[3] Ringvassøy is the sixth largest island in mainland Norway. The island's highest point, Soltindan, has a height of 1,051 metres (3,448 ft) above sea level. The 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) long Skogsfjordvatnet is the largest lake on an island in Norway.^[2]

The villages of Hansnes (the administrative centre of Karlsøy Municipality), Hessfjord, Indre Kårvik, and Skarsfjord are all located on the island. In 2018, there were about 1,300 people living on the island.^[2]

See also

• List of islands of Norway

References

1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-06-25). "Ringvassøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
3. "Statistisk årbok 2009: Geografisk oversikt" (in Norwegian). Ssb.no. Retrieved 2010-08-01.