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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Skorpa, Sogn Og Fjordane

Skorpa is an island in the municipality in Kinn in Vestland county, Norway. The 9-square-kilometre (3.5 sq mi) island lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the town of Florø in a large group of inhabited islands. Skorpa lies about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the islands of Reksta and Kinn and about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of the island of Fanøya.

Aerial view (center right part of the picture)

The island is rocky, mountainous, and barren. Almost all the settlement is located on the southwestern shore. The population (2001) was about 60 residents.

See also

References

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Skorpa" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-11-05.