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Turøyna
Turøy
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Geography
LocationVestland, Norway
Coordinates60°26′48″N 4°54′59″E / 60.4466°N 4.9163°E / 60.4466; 4.9163
Area1.67 km (0.64 sq mi)
Length2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Width1 km (0.6 mi)
Coastline7.63 km (4.741 mi)
Highest elevation74.5 m (244.4 ft)
Highest pointTurøyvarden
Administration
Norway
CountyVestland
MunicipalityØygarden Municipality

Turøyna or Turøy is an island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 1.67-square-kilometre (0.64 sq mi) island lies just west of the islands of Toftøyna and Misje. Prior to 1964, the island was part of the old municipality of Herdla. Then from 1964 until 2020 it was part of Fjell municipality.

About 100 people live on this island, which has a road connection to the mainland via the Turøy Bridge which connects to Toftøyna. The road then continues over a series of bridges connecting a string of islands to each other and to the city of Bergen. The postcode is 5365 Turøy.

The island is a good spot for birdwatching and hosts an ornithological station.

The island received some notoriety because of a 2016 helicopter crash that killed all 13 people on board, mainly oil workers. The chopper was flying from the Gullfaks oil field to Bergen.

See also

References

  1. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  2. "Turøy i Fjell kommune". Norwegian Ornithological Society. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
  3. "Super Puma crash: Helicopter 'showed warning light'". BBC News. 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2024-08-11.


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