Langøya
Geography | |
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Location | Nordland, Norway |
Coordinates | 68°37′19″N 14°56′27″E / 68.6220°N 14.9407°E |
Archipelago | Vesterålen |
Area | 850.2 km2 (328.3 sq mi) |
Area rank | 3rd largest in Norway |
Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
Width | 40 km (25 mi) |
Highest elevation | 763 m (2503 ft) |
Highest point | Snøkolla |
Administration | |
Norway | |
County | Nordland |
Municipalities | Bø, Hadsel, Sortland, and Øksnes |
Demographics | |
Population | 15,791 (2016) |
Pop. density | 18.6/km2 (48.2/sq mi) |
Langøya is the third largest island of Norway (outside of Svalbard), with an area of 850.2 square kilometres (328.3 sq mi). The island is a part of the Vesterålen archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The island includes the municipalities of Bø and Øksnes as well as parts of the municipalities of Sortland and Hadsel.
Geography
Langøya is mountainous, with mountains reaching 400 - 700 meter above sea level, the highest is
There are several lakes on the island including Alsvågvatnet. The Eidsfjorden divides the island almost in half. The island has two road bridges connecting it to Hadseløya and Hinnøya via the Hadsel Bridge and Sortland Bridge.[1]
Climate
Langøya has a
Climate data for Stokmarknes Airport Skagen 1991-2020 (3 m, precipitation 1961-90, extremes 2004-2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10 (50) |
8.4 (47.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29 (84) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1 (34) |
1 (34) |
2 (36) |
6 (43) |
10 (50) |
13 (55) |
16 (61) |
15 (59) |
12 (54) |
7 (45) |
4 (39) |
3 (37) |
8 (46) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.0 (41.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2 (28) |
−2 (28) |
−3 (27) |
0 (32) |
4 (39) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
9 (48) |
7 (45) |
3 (37) |
1 (34) |
−1 (30) |
3 (37) |
Record low °C (°F) | −13.9 (7.0) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
3.2 (37.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−13 (9) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 110 (4.3) |
95 (3.7) |
83 (3.3) |
69 (2.7) |
49 (1.9) |
50 (2.0) |
65 (2.6) |
68 (2.7) |
107 (4.2) |
155 (6.1) |
123 (4.8) |
126 (5.0) |
1,100 (43.3) |
Source 1: Norwegian Meteorological Institute[2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: weatheronline climate robot[3] |
Important Bird Area
A tract of some 3000 ha of low-lying land in central and south-eastern coastal Langøya, consisting mainly of grassland and mudflats, and including the Vikosen nature reserve, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International (BLI) because it supports populations of several thousand pink-footed and barnacle geese on passage migration.[4]
Media gallery
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The rugged western part of Langøya near Nykvåg.
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Lifjorden; many small fjords dissect Langøya
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View near Frøskeland towards Ræka mt
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Map of the area
References
- Store norske leksikon. "Langøya – øy i Nordland"(in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ^ "eKlima Web Portal". Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Archived from the original on 2004-06-14.
- ^ "Max. Temperature - Stokmarknes - Climate Robot Norway".
- ^ "Langøya". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-12.