Store Grindøya

Store Grindøya is an island in , . Store Grindøya is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tromsø University Museum and Håkøya.

Museum
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is a university museum located in , Norway. Founded in 1872, it is one of the oldest scientific institutions in Northern Norway and has been part of the University of Tromsø since 1977.

Island
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or Ávká is an in in county, . The 3.69-square-kilometre island is located in the Sandnessundet strait between the islands and .

Church
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is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the city of Tromsø. It is the church for the Elverhøy parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tromsdalen and Kvaløysletta.

Suburb
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or Romssavággi is an urban neighborhood in the city of Tromsø which is in in county, . It is located just to the east of the city centre on the mainland along the coast of the strait.

Village
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is an urban neighborhood within the city of Tromsø which is part of in county, . The neighborhood is located on the eastern shore of the island of , about 5 kilometres northwest of the city centre of Tromsø.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in the city of Tromsø in in county, . It is located on the southern tip of the island of .

Store Grindøya

Latitude
69.6357° or 69° 38′ 8″ north
Longitude
18.8475° or 18° 50′ 51″ east
Open location code
9FXWJRPW+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 13011748
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Wiki­data ID
Q11972666
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Satellite Map

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

From German to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Store Grindøya” goes by many names.
  • German: “Store Grindøya”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grindøya”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Store Grindøya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Store Grindøya”
  • Norwegian: “Grindøya”
  • Norwegian: “Store Grindøya”

Localities in the Area

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