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Akerøya

Akerøya is an uninhabited island in the island chain in , Norway. The island has an area of 1.6 km2. On the islet Festningholmen near Akerøya is Akerøya Fort which from the 17th century was part of the fortifications of Fredrikstad Fortress.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Norway
  • Also known as: “Akeroya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Akerøy Fort.

Castle
Photo: Kyrre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Utgård and Hauge.

Village
is a village on the island of Vesterøy in municipality, . Its population is 336. To the south of it is the port and fishing village of Utgårdskilen.

Village
is a village on the island Vesterøy in municipality, . The origin of the name is from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound. Its population is 320.

Hamlet
is a fishing village in , , . is situated 8 km east of Akerøya.

Akerøya

Latitude
59.04718° or 59° 2′ 50″ north
Longitude
10.88325° or 10° 52′ 60″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9FFG2VWM+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 296238827
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
9063813
Wiki­data ID
Q1770613
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Satellite Map

Discover Akerøya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Akerøya” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Akerøya”
  • Dutch: “Akerøya”
  • French: “Akerøya”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Akerøya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Akerøya”
  • Norwegian: “Akerø”
  • Norwegian: “Akerøy”
  • Norwegian: “Akerøya”
  • Romanian: “Akerøya”
  • Swedish: “Akeröya”
  • Swedish: “Akerøya”
  • Turkish: “Akerøya”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Akerøy and Festningsholmen.

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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 “Akerøya”. Photo: Kyrre, CC BY-SA 3.0.