Kalvøy, Stavanger

Island in Norway

Kalvøy

Kalvøy

Location in Rogaland county

Geography
Location| Rogaland, Norway
Coordinates| 58°58′29″N 5°50′00″E﻿ / ﻿58.9748°N 05.8333°E﻿ / 58.9748; 05.8333
Area| 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Length| 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Width| 730 m (2400 ft)
Coastline| 4.1 km (2.55 mi)
Highest elevation| 28 m (92 ft)
Administration

Norway

County| Rogaland
Municipality| Stavanger

Kalvøy is an island in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 0.58-square-kilometre (140-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 just south of the islands of Lindøy and Hellesøy 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. The island of Uskjo lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the south (in Sandnes municipality).

## 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.

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