Fanøya

Fanøya

Geography
Location	Vestland, Norway
Coordinates	61.6244°N 4.8067°E / 61.6244; 4.8067
Area	1 km^2 (0.39 sq mi)
Length	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Width	1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Coastline	8 km (5 mi)
Highest elevation	51.5 m (169 ft)
Highest point	Storehaugen
Administration
Norway
County	Vestland
Municipality	Kinn Municipality

Fanøya is an island in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the town of Florø in a large group of inhabited islands, referred to as the Batalden islands. Fanøya, the most populous island in the group, is 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) north of the island of Skorpa, about 600 metres (2,000 ft) south of the island of Batalden, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of the island of Hovden. The Batalden Chapel is located on Fanøya.[1]

See also

• List of islands of Norway

References

1. Store norske leksikon. "Batalden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-11-06.