Ostøya
Ostøya is an island in the western section of Oslofjord, within the borders of the municipality of Bærum. It is the second largest island in the Oslo basin, after Nesøya.Photo: Far min, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Bærum, Norway
- Also known as: “Ostöen”, “Ostøy”, and “Ostoya”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Svartskjæra and Prinseskjær.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Snarøya and Høvik.
Snarøya
Suburb
Photo: JanFredrikB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Snarøya is a populated peninsula in the inner Oslofjord in Norway. It belongs to Bærum municipality in Akershus county. It is located south of the districts Lysaker, Lagåsen and Fornebu, and has 2,940 inhabitants.
Høvik
Suburb
Photo: Alexander Ottesen, CC BY 2.0.
Høvik is a suburban area in the municipality of Bærum, Akershus, Norway, within the Oslo metropolitan area. Primarily a residential area, its population was 4,311 in 2005.
Sandvika
Photo: Leifern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandvika is the administrative center of the municipality of Bærum. It is located in the Viken county in Norway, approximately 10 kilometers west of downtown Oslo.
Ostøya
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Bærum, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.86713° or 59° 52′ 2″ northLongitude
10.57212° or 10° 34′ 20″ eastElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Open location code
9FFGVH8C+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 4154588OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
3143181Wikidata ID
Q6980145
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Satellite Map
Discover Ostøya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Ostøya” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ostøya”
- Dutch: “Ostøya”
- French: “Ostøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ostøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oustøen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oustøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oustøyen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ostøya”
- Norwegian: “Ostøya”
- Turkish: “Ostøya”
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