Knaplundsøya
Knaplundsøya is an island in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 6.6-square-kilometre (2.5 sq mi) island lies just southeast of the town of Bodø, between the Saltfjorden and the Skjerstadfjorden. The island is connected to the mainland and to the neighboring island of Straumøya by the Norwegian County Road 17. The Saltstraumen strait and its famous maelstrom are located between Straumøya and Knaplundsøya. The island had 392 residents in 2016, mostly living on the western village of Knaplund and the northeastern village of Godøya.
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References
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2016-05-30). "Godøya – øy i Bodø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
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