Location: | Finnmark, Norway |
Coordinates: | 69.8898°N 29.8447°W |
Area Km2: | 129 |
Length Km: | 18.5 |
Width Km: | 12 |
Elevation M: | 445 |
Highest Mount: | Skogerøytoppen |
Country: | Norway |
Country Admin Divisions Title: | County |
Country Admin Divisions: | Finnmark |
Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | Municipality |
Country Admin Divisions 1: | Sør-Varanger Municipality |
Population: | 0 |
Density Km2: | 0 |
or [1] is an uninhabited island in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 129km2 partially forested island lies south of Varangerfjorden, west of Bøkfjorden, north of Korsfjorden, and east of Kjøfjorden. The highest point on the island is the 445m (1,460feet) tall Skogerøytoppen. The island lies about northwest of the town of Kirkenes. It is used as a summer and autumn grazing area for reindeer.[2]