Håkøya

Håkøya

Håkøya

Island in Tromsø, Norway

Håkøya is an island in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway.[1] The 3.69-square-kilometre (1.42 sq mi) island is located in the Sandnessundet strait between the islands Kvaløya and Tromsøya. It is southeast of the village of Eidkjosen on Kvaløya and west of the city of Tromsø on Tromsøya.

Quick Facts Geography, Location ...

The higher elevations on the island are wooded, while residential houses, cabins, and farms are mostly located on the coastal areas. The island is connected with Kvaløya by the 330-metre (1,080 ft) long Håkøybrua. The original bridge was wooden, but the upper part was replaced with steel and concrete in 2004.

History

The German battleship Tirpitz was located at Håkøya starting on 15 October 1944 until 12 November 1944, when it was sunk by British bombers during Operation Catechism. A memorial to the roughly 1200 people who died on the Tirpitz now stands on Håkøya.

  • Håkøya, looking towards the city of Tromsø
  • Håkøy Bridge
  • Håkøy Bridge
  • Tirpitz memorial

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Håkøya.
  1. [1]
    "Håkøya, Tromsø (Troms)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-08-12.


Stub icon

This article about an island in Troms is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Håkøya, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.