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
Terøy
View from Søvik in autumn 2018
Terøya is located in Møre og Romsdal
Terøya
Terøya
Location of the island
Terøya is located in Norway
Terøya
Terøya
Terøya (Norway)
Geography
LocationMøre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates62°33′13″N 6°15′13″E / 62.5537°N 6.2536°E / 62.5537; 6.2536
Area1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Length1.8 km (1.12 mi)
Width1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Coastline5.6 km (3.48 mi)
Highest elevation148 m (486 ft)
Highest pointTerøyfjellet
Administration
Norway
CountyMøre og Romsdal
MunicipalityÅlesund Municipality

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

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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.