Storå, Norway Explained

Official Name:
Other Name:Historic:
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Nordland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Storå
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Nordland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Ofoten
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Narvik
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:8587 Storå
Coordinates:68.0728°N 16.3897°W
Elevation M:14
Elevation Footnotes:[1]

or is a village in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about south of the village of Kjøpsvik, on the opposite side of the Tysfjorden. The village population has decreased significantly in the last 20 years, so now there are only a few residents living in Storå. The local economy consists of agriculture and fishing. There are ferry connections from here to the villages of Kjøpsvik and Drag.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Storå, Tysfjord (Nordland). yr.no. 2019-01-15.