Bjørnøya, Haram

:"For the Norwegian island in the Svalbard archipelago, see Bear Island (Norway)"

Bjørnøya (English: Bear Island) is a populated island in the municipality of Haram, Norway. It is connected to the Norwegian mainland through a dam with a bridge in its center. The nearest larger village on the mainland is Søvik. To the east of the Bjørnøya (between Bjørnøya and Søvik) lies the island of Terøya. The two islands are separated by the Bjørnøysundet.

The highest point on Bjørnøya is Bjørnøyfjellet, at an elevation of 124 meters. A marked path leads up to the top. [ [http://www.westcoastpeaks.com/Peaks/teroyfjellet.html Article describing Bjørnøya and Terøya and their hilltops, with pictures] ] A moderate peak on the central-north part of the island rises to elevation of 80 meters.

Other attractions on the island include the Bjørnøya coastal fort ("Bjørnøya Kystfort") in the south, beaches, shores, forests and wetlands ("Tangane") in the northeast of the island. The municipality of Haram has plans to develop two preserves on the island, one preserving shores, the other preserving the wetlands.

On the island are several hamlets, the notable ones among them are Bjørnøya, and Fagerheim. The children on the island are served by the school in Søvik. [ [http://www.haram.kommune.no/grunnskular.asp?IDSkuler=10 Søvik skule] at the Haram, Norway municipal website] [ [http://gs.haram.kommune.no/s13/ Søvik skule website] ]

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* [http://home.online.no/~olaholte/Kyst/Bjornoya/Bjornoya.html Visit of the Bjørnøya coastal Fjord] no icon
* [http://www.westcoastpeaks.com/Peaks/teroyfjellet.html Visit of the Bjørnøya highpoint] en icon
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/25330214@N05/ Visit of Bjørnøya's coast]
* [http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.5556869 Article on the crabs of Bjørnøya] no icon