Store Sommarøya

Store Sommarøya or Sommarøya is an island in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The 0.9-square-kilometre (220-acre) island is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of the city of Tromsø and is a popular tourist destination due to its white sand beaches and scenery. The island is connected to the large neighboring island of Kvaløya by the Sommarøy Bridge and it is connected to the small island of Hillesøya by the Hillesøy Bridge. The fishing village of Sommarøy covers Store Sommarøya and part of Hillesøya.^[1]

Store Sommarøya
Sommarøya

View of the island
Geography
Location	Troms, Norway
Coordinates	69.6272°N 18.0300°E / 69.6272; 18.0300
Area	0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Width	750 m (2460 ft)
Highest elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Administration
Norway
County	Troms
Municipality	Tromsø Municipality

Aerial imagery of the island of Sommarøy.

Climate

Despite its extreme latitude, more than 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of the Arctic Circle, Sommarøya experiences an ocean-moderated subarctic climate (Cfc) with no month averaging below −2 °C (28 °F) and a mean annual temperature of almost 4 °C (39 °F).

Climate data for Sommarøy, Norway 1981 - 2010,
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.9 (28.6)	−1.9 (28.6)	−1.0 (30.2)	1.7 (35.1)	5.5 (41.9)	8.9 (48.0)	11.9 (53.4)	11.4 (52.5)	8.1 (46.6)	4.5 (40.1)	1.0 (33.8)	−1.1 (30.0)	3.9 (39.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	81 (3.2)	72 (2.8)	67 (2.6)	58 (2.3)	48 (1.9)	59 (2.3)	65 (2.6)	73 (2.9)	93 (3.7)	123 (4.8)	99 (3.9)	102 (4.0)	940 (37)
Source: [2]

Media gallery

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  View to Sommarøya and Hillesøya
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  Looking south
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  Looking south from Hillesøya to Sommarøy
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  Road sign in Sandvika on riksvei 862 outside of Tromsø

See also

• List of islands of Norway

References

1. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-06-25). "Store Sommarøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
2. Norwegian Meteorological Institute's eklima site