Skjernøy Skjernøya | |
Location: | Agder, Norway |
Coordinates: | 57.9879°N 7.5226°W |
Area Km2: | 5.6 |
Elevation M: | 95 |
Country: | Norway |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | County |
Country Admin Divisions: | Agder |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Municipality |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Lindesnes |
Skjernøy is an island in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county, Norway. The 5.6km2 island is the southernmost inhabited island in Norway. The island sits about southeast of the town of Mandal, about west of the island of Skogsøy, and about north of the small island of Pysen. The island of Skjernøy is connected to the mainland by the Skjernøysund Bridge. The island has about 400 residents, a school, and a chapel.[1]