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Hinnøya (Norwegian) or Iinnasuolu (Northern Sami) is the fourth-largest island in Norway, and the largest outside the Svalbard archipelago. The 2,204.7-square-kilometre (851.2 sq mi) lies just off the western coast of Northern Norway. The island sits on the border of Nordland and Troms counties. The western part of the island is in the district of Vesterålen, the southwestern part is in the Lofoten district, the southeastern part is in the Ofoten district, and the northeastern part is in Troms. As of 2017, Hinnøya had a population of 32,688. The only town on the island is the town of Harstad. Some of the larger villages include Borkenes, Lødingen, Sigerfjord, and Sørvik. The island is split between several municipalities: Harstad, Tjeldsund and Kvæfjord in Troms county, as well as Andøy, Hadsel, Lødingen, Sortland, and Vågan in Nordland county.
Etymology
The Old Norse form of the name was just Hinn (the suffix -øya meaning "the island" was added later). The large island is almost divided in two parts by the Gullesfjorden and Kanstadfjorden, and the old name is probably derived from an old verb with the meaning "cleave", "split", or "cut".
Transportation
Hinnøya is connected to the mainland by the Tjeldsund Bridge across the Tjeldsundet strait. To the west, it is connected to the island of Langøya by the Sortland Bridge, and to the northwest to the island of Andøya by the Andøy Bridge. It is connected to the Lofoten islands by the Lofoten mainland connection which opened on 1 December 2007. That connection is part of the European Route E10 highway. The highway runs near Møysalen National Park. There is also a ferry connection in the southeast between the village of Lødingen and the village of Bognes on the mainland, crossing the Vestfjorden.
Geography
Hinnøya is dissected by several fjords, and two very long ones, Gullesfjorden in the northeast and Øksfjorden in the southwest, almost sever the island in half. There is a five-kilometre-wide (3 mi) isthmus between innermost parts of the two fjords. Tjeldsundet sound divides Hinnøya from the mainland and from Tjeldøya; the narrow Raftsundet strait divides Hinnøya from Austvågøya and between Hinnøya and Andøya goes Risøyrenna strait. The island contains a mostly rugged and mountainous terrain, especially the southern part. There are also valleys and lakes, the largest lake is Storvatnet at 6,67 km2. The treeline lies close to 400 m above sea level, but varies from 250 m to nearly 500 m above sea level.
The best agricultural area is in the northeast, in Harstad and Kvæfjord Municipalities. The southern part is the location of Møysalen National Park, which includes the highest mountain on the island, the 1,262-metre (4,140 ft) tall Møysalen.[4] In the northwestern part of the island, near the village of Forfjord, there is a nature reserve containing a valley with forests and bogs, including the oldest pine trees in Norway, more than 700 years old.
Climate
The climate of the southern coast of the island is warmer and wetter in winter than the northern coast. Harstad, situated on the northern part of Hinnøya, has all-time high 31.7 °C (89 °F) recorded July 2014, and record low −16.1 °C (3 °F) recorded in February 2010.
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Digermulen is a village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southwestern tip of the large island of Hinnøya. It is the main village of eastern Vågan since that part of the municipality is not directly connected to the rest of the municipality (most of Vågan is on Austvågøya island). There is a long roundabout road connection through neighboring Hadsel Municipality to get to the rest of Vågan, and there is a ferry connection to the nearby island of Stormolla. Digermulen Church is located in this village.
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Hinnøya ist mit 2.204 km² Fläche die größte Insel vor der Küste Norwegens. Mit Ausnahme der Inselgruppe Spitzbergen ist sie die größte norwegische Insel. Hinnøya ist bewohnt, neben der größten Siedlung Harstad gibt es einige kleinere Dörfer. Sie ist eine der einwohnerreichsten Inseln in Norwegen.
Der Ort Digermulen am Südende der Insel übte eine starke Anziehungskraft auf Kaiser Wilhelm II. aus. Er reiste ab 1890 mehrmals hierhin und bestieg die Bergkuppe Digermulenkollen, die eine großartige Aussicht auf den Vestfjord und auf den Raftsund bietet. Er errichtete hier eine Varde. Die Bergkuppe heißt seitdem Keiservarden. Zahlreiche deutsche Touristen folgten seinen Spuren.
Geografie
Die Insel im Europäischen Nordmeer wird von mehreren Fjorden geteilt, und zwei besonders lange, der Gullesfjord im Nordosten und der Øksfjord im Südwesten, schneiden sie beinahe in zwei Teile: nur 5 km trennen ihre Enden voneinander. Die Landschaft ist bergig. Im Süden der Insel liegt der Møysalen, mit 1.262 m Höhe ihr höchster Berg. Die landwirtschaftliche Nutzung ist im Nordosten um Harstad und Kvæfjord konzentriert.
Die Verbindung zum Festland wird durch die 1007 m lange Tjeldsundbrücke über den Tjeldsund hergestellt. Im Westen führt die Sortlandbrua auf die benachbarte Insel Langøya und im Norden die Andøybrücke auf die Insel Andøya. Diese drei Inseln gehören geographisch zur Inselgruppe Vesterålen. Im Südwesten führt die Raftsundet bru zur Insel Austvågøya, die zu der Inselgruppe Lofoten gehört.
Politische Einteilung
Hinnøya liegt ungefähr zur Hälfte im Fylke Troms (Harstad, Kvæfjord und Tjeldsund) und zur Hälfte in Nordland (Andøy, Hadsel, Lødingen, Sortland). Der Westen von Hinnøya wird der Inselgruppe Vesterålen zugerechnet, die südwestliche Spitze gilt als Teil von Lofoten, weil sie früher nur mit dem Boot von Svolvær aus erreichbar war.
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