Knaplundsøya

Knaplundsøya

View of the island on the left
Geography
Location	Nordland, Norway
Coordinates	67.2319°N 14.6742°E / 67.2319; 14.6742
Area	6.6 km^2 (2.5 sq mi)
Length	4.7 km (2.92 mi)
Width	1.9 km (1.18 mi)
Highest elevation	178 m (584 ft)
Highest point	Storbranden
Administration
Norway
County	Nordland
Municipality	Bodø Municipality

Knaplundsøya[1] is an island in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 6.6-square-kilometre (2.5 sq mi) island lies just southeast of the town of Bodø, between the Saltfjorden and the Skjerstadfjorden. The island is connected to the mainland and to the neighboring island of Straumøya by the Norwegian County Road 17. The Saltstraumen strait and its famous maelstrom are located between Straumøya and Knaplundsøya. The island had 392 residents in 2016, mostly living on the western village of Knaplund and the northeastern village of Godøya.[2]

See also

• List of islands of Norway

References

1. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
2. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-05-30). "Godøya – øy i Bodø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-01-28.