Lepsøya (or Løvsøya) is a populated island in Haram Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 12.1-square-kilometre (4.7 sq mi) island in the northern part of the municipality. It is located in the ocean in the northwestern part of the municipality, with the Haramsfjorden and the island of Haramsøya to the northeast; the Vigrafjorden and the island of Vigra (in Giske Municipality) to the southwest; and the islands of Bjørnøya and Terøya along with the mainland to the southeast.

Lepsøya
Løvsøya
View of the island
Lepsøya is located in Møre og Romsdal
Lepsøya
Lepsøya
Location of the island
Lepsøya is located in Norway
Lepsøya
Lepsøya
Lepsøya (Norway)
Geography
LocationMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates62°37′17″N 6°10′12″E / 62.6213°N 6.1699°E / 62.6213; 6.1699
Area12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Length5.7 km (3.54 mi)
Width3 km (1.9 mi)
Highest elevation490 m (1610 ft)
Highest pointGoaldet
Administration
Norway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
MunicipalityHaram Municipality
Demographics
Population313 (2015)

In 2015, the population of the island was 313. Most of the population lives on the southeastern side of the island. The island is connected to the mainland and to the village of Austnes on Haramsøya island via a car ferry.[1]

The new Nordøyvegen bridge and tunnel project will connect the island of Lepsøya to the mainland when it is completed in 2021.

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References

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  1. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2015-11-15). "Lepsøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-08-03.