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Straumøya
Straumøya. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Straumøya is an island in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 29.7-square-kilometre (11.5 sq mi) island is located on the south side of the Saltfjorden, just west of the Saltstraumen strait. The island is connected to the mainland by the Indre Sunnan Bridge and to the nearby island Knaplundsøya by the Saltstraumen Bridge, both bridges are a part of Norwegian County Road 17. In 2016, the island had 278 residents.

The island has the Seinesodden Nature Reserve and the village of Seines with its associated surfing spot.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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