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Island Attractions In Andoy Municipality

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Andoya Space Center. Spaceship Aurora

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Andøy is the northernmost municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen archipelago. The main island in the municipality is Andøya. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Andenes. Other villages in the municipality include Bjørnskinn, Bleik, Dverberg, Fiskenes, Fornes, Nordmela, Risøyhamn, Skarstein, Å, Åknes, and Åse. The 656-square-kilometre municipality is the 171st largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Andøy is the 206th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,908. The municipality's population density is 8 inhabitants per square kilometre and its popul...
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Island Attractions In Andoy Municipality

1. Andoya Andoy Municipality
Andøya is the northernmost island in the Vesterålen archipelago, situated about 300 kilometres inside the Arctic circle. Andøya is located in the municipality of Andøy in Nordland county, Norway. The main population centres on the island include Andenes, Bleik, and Risøyhamn. The island has an area of 489 square kilometres , making it the tenth largest island in Norway. The island is connected to the neighboring island of Hinnøya using the Andøy Bridge. The Andfjorden lies to the east of the island, the Risøysundet strait lies to the south and east side of the island, and the Gavlfjorden lies to the southwest side. The Norwegian Sea lies to the west and north.The numerous bog areas on Andøya are used for the extensive production of peat. Andøya is also well known for its cloudber...
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Andoy Municipality Videos

Hofsøy | Senja in 4K (Ultra HD)

A trip to Hofsøy, and as you see, the Labrador labradoing what a Labrador do, fetching the stick, as always.

Camera: GoPro Hero 5 black ( 4k 30fps)
Edit: Premiere Pro
Drone: GoPro Karma

Hofsøy is furthest south of Senja. It is one of several small villages on the peninsula Stonglandet. Stonglandet is located in Tranøy municipality in Troms and is connected to the rest of the island through the Stonglandseidet. Other settlements located on Stonglandet are Valvåg, Lekangsund and Stangnes located on the eastern and south side, while Hofsøy is in the west.

On Hofsøya there are several memory areas with burial mounds and house lifts. In the 1970s, a long house from the Iron Age was discovered during an excavation.

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