Hornøya (Finnmark) Explained

Hornøya
Location:Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates:70.3877°N 31.1553°W
Area Km2:0.4
Length Km:900
Width Km:700
Elevation M:65
Country:Norway
Country Admin Divisions Title:County
Country Admin Divisions:Finnmark
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 1:Vardø Municipality

Hornøya is a small, 0.4km2, uninhabited island in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It lies in the Barents Sea, just east of the larger island of Vardøya where the town of Vardø is located. Vardø Lighthouse is situated at the highest point of the island, at an elevation of above sea level, and it protects the shipping lanes around the town of Vardø. The island is the easternmost point of Norway proper.[1] [2]

Important Bird Area

The island is included in the Varangerfjord Important Bird Area (IBA), designated as such by BirdLife International for its support of large numbers of waterbirds, seabirds and waders, either breeding or overwintering.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ytterpunkter for kongeriket Norge . . 7 February 2009 . Norwegian . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513073829/http://www.statkart.no/?module=Articles;action=Article.publicShow;ID=11577 . 13 May 2008 . dead .
  2. Web site: Hornøya. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-03-01.
  3. Web site: Varangerfjord (including Hornøya and Reinøya). . 2021. BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021-12-04.