Hundvåkøy

Hundvåko
Hundvåkøy
Hundvåko
Hundvåkøy

Location in Hordaland

Geography
Location Hordaland, Norway
Coordinates 60°07′23″N 5°08′37″E / 60.1231°N 5.1437°E / 60.1231; 5.1437Coordinates: 60°07′23″N 5°08′37″E / 60.1231°N 5.1437°E / 60.1231; 5.1437
Area 10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Length 6.9 km (4.29 mi)
Width 2.4 km (1.49 mi)
Highest elevation 76 m (249 ft)
Highest point Kongsvarden
Administration
County Hordaland
Municipality Austevoll
Demographics
Population 554 (2001)
Pop. density 51.7 /km2 (133.9 /sq mi)

Hundvåko or Hundvåkøy is an island in Austevoll municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 10.7-square-kilometre (4.1 sq mi) island lies southeast of the island of Stora Kalsøy and northwest of the large island of Huftarøy. There are bridge connections to both of those islands.[1]

The main population centres on Hundvåko are the villages of Austevollshella and Toranger. The island has a population (in 2001) of 554 inhabitants.[2]

The island is rocky and barren with few forested areas and lots of heathland. There are flocks of wild spælsau sheep that live year-round on the island in the heathland. This breed of sheep has roamed on the island since Viking times.

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon. "Hundvåko" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  2. "Folke- og bustadteljing 2001" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. 2001.


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