Store Sommarøya

Store Sommarøya
Sommarøya
View of the island
Map
Geography
LocationTroms, Norway
Coordinates69°37′38″N 18°01′48″E / 69.6272°N 18.0300°E / 69.6272; 18.0300
Area0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Length2 km (1.2 mi)
Width750 m (2460 ft)
Highest elevation55 m (180 ft)
Administration
Norway
CountyTroms
MunicipalityTromsø Municipality
Aerial imagery of the island of Sommarøy.

Store Sommarøya or Sommarøya is an island in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The 0.9-square-kilometre (220-acre) island is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of the city of Tromsø and is a popular tourist destination due to its white sand beaches and scenery. The island is connected to the large neighboring island of Kvaløya by the Sommarøy Bridge and it is connected to the small island of Hillesøya by the Hillesøy Bridge. The fishing village of Sommarøy covers Store Sommarøya and part of Hillesøya.[1]

Climate

Despite its extreme latitude, more than 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of the Arctic Circle, Sommarøya experiences an ocean-moderated subarctic climate (Cfc) with no month averaging below −2 °C (28 °F) and a mean annual temperature of almost 4 °C (39 °F).

Climate data for Sommarøy, Norway 1981 - 2010,
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		1.7
(35.1) 		5.5
(41.9) 		8.9
(48.0) 		11.9
(53.4) 		11.4
(52.5) 		8.1
(46.6) 		4.5
(40.1) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		3.9
(39.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 81
(3.2) 		72
(2.8) 		67
(2.6) 		58
(2.3) 		48
(1.9) 		59
(2.3) 		65
(2.6) 		73
(2.9) 		93
(3.7) 		123
(4.8) 		99
(3.9) 		102
(4.0) 		940
(37)
Source: [2]
  • View to Sommarøya and Hillesøya
    View to Sommarøya and Hillesøya
  • Looking south
    Looking south
  • Looking south from Hillesøya to Sommarøy
    Looking south from Hillesøya to Sommarøy
  • Road sign in Sandvika on riksvei 862 outside of Tromsø
    Road sign in Sandvika on riksvei 862 outside of Tromsø

See also

References

  1. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-06-25). "Store Sommarøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  2. ^ Norwegian Meteorological Institute's eklima site
  3. ^ "Normaler for kommune 1902". Dec 2017. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17.