Hellesøy, Stavanger

Island in Stavanger, Norway

Hellesøy

Hellesøy

Location in Rogaland county

Geography
Location| Rogaland, Norway
Coordinates| 58°58′57″N 5°49′29″E﻿ / ﻿58.9825°N 05.8248°E﻿ / 58.9825; 05.8248
Area| 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Length| 900 m (3000 ft)
Width| 700 m (2300 ft)
Coastline| 2.6 km (1.62 mi)
Highest elevation| 42 m (138 ft)
Administration

Norway

County| Rogaland
Municipality| Stavanger
Map of Norway with red indicating the area of Hellesøy, Stavanger.

Hellesøy or Hedlesøy is an island in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 0.41-square-kilometre (100-acre) island lies in an archipelago at the mouths of the Gandsfjorden and Høgsfjorden, about 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) east of the centre of the city of Stavanger. The island lies close between the islands of Lindøy and Kalvøy and together, the three islands form a "neighborhood" within the city of Stavanger. In 2016, the three islands had a total combined population of 26.[1] The island is only accessible by boat.

## See also

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* List of islands of Norway

## References

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1. ^ "Statisticsbanken: Folkemengde og befolkningsendringar - grunnkrets 11031104 Lindøy/Hellesøy/Kalvøy" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway. Retrieved 2016-04-17.

## External links

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* Map of Hellesøy

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