Storøya
Storøya is a recreation area in Bærum, Akershus. Storøya is situated nearby to the historic site Fornebu airport touchdown zone, as well as near Oslo Airport.Photo: Berg Van der, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oslo Airport and Storøykilen nature reserve.
Oslo Airport
Historic site
Photo: Anders Beer Wilse, Public domain.
Oslo Airport, Fornebu was the primary international airport serving Oslo and Eastern Norway from 1 June 1939 to 7 October 1998. It was then replaced by Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, and the area has since been redeveloped.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oksenøen and Snarøya.
Oksenøen
Locality
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oksenøen, also spelled Oxenøen and Oksenøyen, and sometimes referred to as Oksenøen Bruk, is an office complex on the peninsula of Fornebu in Bærum Municipality, Norway.
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.
Fornebu
Suburb
Photo: Wilhelm Joys Andersen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fornebu is a peninsular area in the suburban municipality of Bærum in Norway, bordering western parts of Oslo. Oslo Airport, Fornebu served as the main airport for Oslo and the country since before World War II and until the evening of October 7, 1998, when it was closed down.
Storøya
- Type: Recreation area
- Also known as: “Storøyodden” and “Storøyspissen”
- Categories: peninsula, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bærum, Akershus, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.88971° or 59° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
10.59877° or 10° 35′ 56″ eastOpen location code
9FFGVHQX+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 113937089OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_groundWikidata ID
Q113499892
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Storøya” goes by many names.
- German: “Storøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Storøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Storøya”
- “Storøya”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fornebu airport touchdown zone and Storøyspissen badeplass.
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