Bear Island
Bjørnøya is a populated island in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies in the Vigrafjorden, between the island of Vigra to the west and the Norwegian mainland to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Hildegunn Gangstad, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Haram, Norway
- Also known as: “Björnö”, “Bjørnøy”, “Bjornoya”, “Bjørnøya”, and “Bjørnøya, Haram”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hamnsund Church and Lepsøy Bridge.
Hamnsund Church
Church
Photo: Henny stokseth, CC BY-SA 3.0 no.
Hamnsund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Søvik. Hamnsund Church is situated 4 km southeast of Bear Island.
Lepsøy Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Pmt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lepsøy Bridge is situated 3½ km north of Bear Island.
Bear Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bear Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bjørnøya (pulo sa Noruwega, Møre og Romsdal fylke, Haram)”
- Cebuano: “Bjørnøya”
- Danish: “Bjørnøya”
- Dutch: “Bjørnøya, Haram”
- French: “Bjørnøya”
- Hebrew: “ביונרנויה (אלסונד)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bjørnøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bjørnøya i Haram”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bjørnøya”
- Norwegian: “Bjørnøya”
- Turkish: “Bjørnøya”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bjørnøyvarden and Bøvika.
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