Gimsøya
Gimsøya is an island in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Gimsøya is situated between the islands of Austvågøya and Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The 46.4-square-kilometre (17.9 sq mi) island has a population (2016) of 181.
Gimsøya Location of the island Gimsøya Gimsøya (Norway) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nordland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 68.2918°N 14.1865°E |
| Archipelago | Lofoten |
| Area | 46.4 km2 (17.9 sq mi) |
| Length | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
| Width | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 767 m (2516 ft) |
| Highest point | Bardstrandfjellet |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Nordland |
| Municipality | Vågan Municipality |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 181 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 3.9/km2 (10.1/sq mi) |
The European route E10 highway passes through Gimsøya linking the island to Austvågøya by the Gimsøystraumen Bridge and to the island of Vestvågøya by the Sundklakkstraumen Bridge. The main population centres on Gimsøya include Vinje (where Gimsøy Elementary school is located), Hov (where the golf course is located), Hovsund (where the marina and the abandoned fish factory is located), Barstrand (where some fishing industry is located), Gimsøysand (where Gimsøy Church is located), and Årrstranda.
Historically, the island made up a large part of the old Gimsøy Municipality which existed from 1856 until its dissolution in 1964.