Kvaløya (Tromsø)

Coordinates: 69°34′33″N 18°21′59″E / 69.5759°N 18.3665°E / 69.5759; 18.3665
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For other islands in Norway called Kvaløya, see Kvaløya (disambiguation).
Kvaløya (
Tromsø Municipality
Demographics
Population13,030 (2018)
Pop. density17.7/km2 (45.8/sq mi)

Kvaløya (

Sommarøya to the west by the Sommarøy Bridge, and to the mainland to the south by the Rya Tunnel. The island of Sommarøy, on the southwest coast, is a popular recreation area with magnificent coastal scenery.[1]

Geography

Store Blåmann 1,044 metres (3,425 ft); 4 May 2009.

Kvaløya is a mountainous island, with at least ten mountains higher than 700 metres (2,300 ft), and three reaching an elevation of more than 1,000 metres (3,300 ft); of which the highest is Store Blåmann (big blueman at 1,044 metres (3,425 ft), can be climbed without climbing equipment, last part is steep). There are also several small fjords, almost dividing the island in two or three parts: Kaldfjorden, Ersfjorden, and Kattfjorden.

The Rystraumen is a tidal current in the Straumsfjorden strait separating Kvaløya from the mainland to the south. Near this current, on the Kvaløya side, is Straumhella (30 kilometres or 19 miles from the city), a popular recreation area with good fishing opportunities.

Ryøya is an island in the midst of Rystraumen, formerly home to a small population of

pine forest. The last musk ox, known as Alma, was discovered dead in 2013; an autopsy revealed that she had plastic in her stomach. Someone had left the rings of a beer six-pack behind on the island and Alma was found to have eaten them.[2]

Demography

Approximately 13,000 people live on Kvaløya, most of them on the eastern side near Kvaløysletta (which constitutes a suburban area of the city of Tromsø) near the Sandnessund Bridge.

Climate

According to official climate statistics, the west coast of Kvaløya, facing the open ocean, is the warmest part of Tromsø municipality. The weather station at Sommarøy on the west coast has 24-hr averages of −1.9 °C (28.6 °F) in January, 11.9 °C (53.4 °F) in July and a mean annual temperature of 3.9 °C (39.0 °F), while annual precipitation is 940 millimetres (37 in).

Media gallery

  • The mountains of Kvaløya seen from Skulsfjord
    The mountains of Kvaløya seen from Skulsfjord
  • Midday twilight on Kvaløya in winter
    Midday twilight on Kvaløya in winter
  • View of the Ersfjorden
    View of the Ersfjorden
  • Rekvik village on Kvaløya
    Rekvik village on Kvaløya
  • Tromsøya (right) and Kvaløya (left)
    Tromsøya (right) and Kvaløya (left)
  • Rock carvings at Skavberget
    Rock carvings at Skavberget
  • Village of Kaldfjord
    Village of Kaldfjord
  • Kvaløysletta
    Kvaløysletta
Panorama Middagstinden, 2011
Panorama Middagstinden, 2011

See also

References

  1. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget
    . Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  2. ^ Børstad, Sanna Drogset (2018-08-13). "Nå er det ikke lenger moskus på Ryøya" [There are No More Musk Oxen on Ryøya]. ITromsø (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2019-04-21.

External links

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