Dryna

Dryna

Location in Møre og Romsdal
Geography
Location	Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates	62°38′43″N 6°31′49″E / 62.6454°N 6.5304°E / 62.6454; 6.5304Coordinates: 62°38′43″N 6°31′49″E / 62.6454°N 6.5304°E / 62.6454; 6.5304
Area	1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Length	2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Width	1 km (0.6 mi)
Coastline	6 km (3.7 mi)
Highest elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Highest point	Drynjahatten
Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
Municipality	Midsund

Dryna is an island in the municipality of Midsund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the westernmost of the main islands in the municipality. The island sits between the Harøyfjord and the Midfjord, at the entrance to the great Romsdalfjord. Until 1965, Dryna was part of Haram.^[1]

Dryna has a road connection to Midøya to the east. There are ferry connections from the western end of the island to Brattvåg (in Haram) and Myklebost (in Sandøy).^[2]

The name

The Norse form of the name was Dryn f. The name is probably derived from the word drynr m 'rumble, roar' (referring to the swell of the waves on the island).

References

1. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf. 
2. ^ "Dryna" (in Norwegian). yr.no. http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal/Midsund/Dryna~188458/. Retrieved 2010-10-23.