Turøy

Turøy

Turøy

Island in Norway

Turøyna or Turøy is an island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 1.67-square-kilometre (0.64 sq mi) island lies just west of the islands of Toftøyna and Misje. Prior to 1964, the island was part of the old municipality of Herdla. Then from 1964 until 2020 it was part of Fjell municipality.[1]

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About one hundred people live on the island. The island has a road connection to the mainland via the Turøy Bridge which connects to Toftøyna. The road then continues over a series of bridges connecting a string of islands to each other and to the city of Bergen. The postcode is 5365 Turøy.

The island is a good spot for birdwatching and there is an ornithological station on the island.[2]

The island received some notoriety because of a 2016 helicopter crash.

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References

  1. [1]
    Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  2. [2]
    "Turøy i Fjell kommune". Norwegian Ornithological Society. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.


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