Langøya, Sandefjord
Island in Vestfold, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Langøya[1][2] is an island in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The 0.55-square-kilometre (140-acre; 55 ha) island is located in the Tønsbergfjorden, just outside the village of Skravestad. The island is accessible through a bridge that connects to the road Sandsveien. The island was named for its long shape. The 1.5-kilometre (0.93 mi) long island has an area of 550 decares (0.55 km2; 140 acres). It consists of farm fields, hills, and forests.[3]
Geography | |
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Location | Sandefjord, Norway |
Coordinates | 59.16264°N 10.3282°E / 59.16264; 10.3282 |
Area | 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi) |
Length | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
Administration | |
Norway | |
County | Vestfold |
Municipality | Sandefjord Municipality |
It is a car-free island consisting of meadows, knolls, salt meadows, small bays, and forests. It became a landscape conservation area in 2006. It is known for its wide variety of rare wildflowers including species such as sea thrift, alternate-leaved golden-saxifrage, cowslip, greater yellow-rattle, sticky catchfly, and many others.[4]