Borøya
Borøya is an island in the western section of Oslofjord, within the borders of the municipality of Bærum.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Bærum, Norway
- Also known as: “Borøy”, “Boroya”, and “Borøya, Bærum”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saraholmen and Henie Onstad Kunstsenter.
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Museum
Photo: Leifern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Henie Onstad Kunstsenter is an art museum located at Høvikodden in Bærum municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is situated on a headland jutting into the Oslofjord, approximately 10 kilometres southwest of Oslo.
Naturreservat sør for Furuholmen
Nature reserve
Photo: Far min, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Naturreservat sør for Furuholmen is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandvika and Blommenholm.
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.
Blommenholm
Suburb
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Blommenholm is a district in the municipality of Bærum, Norway. Its population is 2,936. It is served by the train station Blommenholm on the Drammen Line. The station is located 12.23 kilometres from Oslo Central Station.
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.
Borøya
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Bærum, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.87856° or 59° 52′ 43″ northLongitude
10.55571° or 10° 33′ 21″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
9FFGVHH4+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 4154457OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3259254Wikidata ID
Q17750789
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Borøya” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Borøya (pulo sa Noruwega, Akershus fylke)”
- Cebuano: “Borøya”
- French: “Borøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Borøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Borøya”
- Norwegian: “Borøya”
- Turkish: “Borøya”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Borøya”. Photo: Far min, CC BY-SA 4.0.