Terøya, Haram

Terøya
Terøy
	View from Søvik in autumn 2018
	Terøya Location of the island Terøya Terøya (Norway)
Geography
Location	Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates	62.5537°N 6.2536°E
Area	1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Length	1.8 km (1.12 mi)
Width	1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Coastline	5.6 km (3.48 mi)
Highest elevation	148 m (486 ft)
Highest point	Terøyfjellet
Administration
	Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
Municipality	Ålesund Municipality

Terøya (or Terøy) is a small, populated island in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The population of Terøya (about 200-300 people) is concentrated on the southern and eastern parts of the island. Terøya is connected to the village of Søvik on the mainland by a causeway on the east side. The island of Bjørnøya lies to the west of the island. The two islands are separated by the 300-metre (980 ft) wide Bjørnøysundet strait.[1]

Terøya is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the village of Søvik where the Norwegian shipbuilding company Aker Yards is located (since 2008 that company is a part of STX Norway Offshore AS/STX Europe).

Terøya was part of the municipality of Borgund until 1965 and then it was part of Haram Municipality until 2020 when it joined Ålesund.[2]

References

"Terøya" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.

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[1] "Terøya" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-10-20.

[2] Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.