Skorpa, Kinn Explained

Skorpa
Location:Vestland, Norway
Coordinates:61.6001°N 4.8416°W
Area Km2:9
Length Km:5.7
Width Km:2.8
Elevation M:393
Highest Mount:Blåkollen
Country:Norway
Country Admin Divisions Title:County
Country Admin Divisions:Vestland
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 1:Kinn Municipality

Skorpa is an island in the municipality in Kinn in Vestland county, Norway. The 9km2 island lies about west of the town of Florø in a large group of inhabited islands. Skorpa lies about north of the islands of Reksta and Kinn and about south of the island of Fanøya.

The island is rocky, mountainous, and barren. Almost all the settlement is located on the southwestern shore. The population (2001) was about 60 residents.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skorpa. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-11-05.