Skardsøya | |
Pushpin Map: | Møre og Romsdal#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Skardsøya |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the island |
Location: | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
Coordinates: | 63.364°N 8.5658°W |
Area Km2: | 52.3 |
Length Km: | 8 |
Width Km: | 12.5 |
Elevation M: | 390 |
Highest Mount: | Bjørnskardliknubben |
Country: | Norway |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | County |
Country Admin Divisions: | Møre og Romsdal |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Municipality |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Aure Municipality |
Population: | 332 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Skardsøya is an island in Aure Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 52.3km2 island is located along the Trondheimsleia strait in the northeastern part of the municipality, just east of the island of Grisvågøya and north and west of the mainland. The island is connected to the mainland to the east by the Dromnessund Bridge and to the south by the Torsetsund Bridge. In 2015, the island had about 332 residents living on it.[1]
The Mellandsvågen Nature Reserve and Melland Nature Reserve are located on the western part of the island.[2] [3]