Ellingsøya Explained

Ellingsøya
Pushpin Map:Møre og Romsdal#Norway
Pushpin Label:Ellingsøya
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the island
Location:Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates:62.4936°N 6.1772°W
Area Km2:28
Length Km:16
Width Km:2.8
Elevation M:329
Highest Mount:Myklebusthornet
Country:Norway
Country Admin Divisions Title:County
Country Admin Divisions:Møre og Romsdal
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 1:Ålesund Municipality
Population:2546
Population As Of:2015

Ellingsøya or Ellingsøy is the northernmost island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. With an area of, Ellingsøya is the second largest island in the municipality after Uksenøya.[1] The island is located northeast of the town of Ålesund, north of the islands of Nørvøya and Uksenøya, east of the island of Valderøya, and south of the mainland peninsula of Haram. The villages of Hoffland, Årset, and Myklebust are all located on the south side of the island. Ellingsøy Church is the main church for the island.

Ellingsøya used to be accessible from the town of Ålesund only by boat or by road via Skodje Municipality, but the undersea Ellingsøy Tunnel was built in 1987 connecting Ellingsøy to Ålesund (to the south) and the Valderøy Tunnel was also built connecting Ellingsøy to the nearby island of Valderøya in Giske Municipality to the west.[2] The tunnels are accessed in the village of Hoffland on the southwestern part of the island. The 3481m (11,421feet) long tunnel was upgraded in 2007.[3] [4]

Ellingsøya has an association football team, Ellingsøy IL, which currently plays in the 5th division in Norway.

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  1. Web site: Geografisk plassering. https://archive.today/20070620064339/http://www.alesund.kommune.no/sub/info/content/view/5/69/lang,no/. dead. 2007-06-20. 2007-10-17. Ålesund kommune. 2007. Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Tunnelarbeidet må stanse. 2007-10-17. nrk.no. 2006. Odd Sørås. Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Ellingsøytunnelen . 2007-10-17 . Statens vegvesen . 2007 . Norwegian . https://web.archive.org/web/20080228173326/http://www.vegvesen.no/cs/Satellite?cid=1159949143387&pagename=VPAalesundstunnel%2FPage%2FVPside&c=Page . 2008-02-28 . dead .
  4. Web site: Klart for anleggsstart i "Ålesundstunnelene" . 2007-10-17 . Statens vegvesen . 2006 . Norwegian . https://web.archive.org/web/20080228173340/http://www.vegvesen.no/cs/Satellite?cid=1159949154256&pagename=vegvesen%2FSVVartikkel%2FSVVartikkelMedRelatert&c=SVVartikkel . 2008-02-28 . dead .