Midøya

Midøya

Location in Møre og Romsdal
Geography
Location	Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates	62°40′20″N 6°35′52″E / 62.6721°N 6.5979°E / 62.6721; 6.5979Coordinates: 62°40′20″N 6°35′52″E / 62.6721°N 6.5979°E / 62.6721; 6.5979
Area	13.9 km2 (5.37 sq mi)
Length	6.5 km (4.04 mi)
Width	3.7 km (2.3 mi)
Highest elevation	522 m (1,713 ft)
Highest point	Bløkallen
Norway
County	Møre og Romsdal
Municipality	Midsund

Midøya (sometimes called Mia) is an island in the municipality of Midsund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It sits at the entrance to the Romsdalsfjord between the islands of Dryna and Otrøya. Until 1965 the island was divided between the municipalities of Sør-Aukra and Vatne. The Midsund Bridge connects the island to Otrøya.^[1]

The name

The Norse form of the name was Miðja. The name is identical with the word miðja 'in the middle'. The island lies between the two other islands of Dryna and Otrøya - but it could also refer to the fact that the island was an important border mark between Sunnmøre/Gulating and Romsdal/Frostating. (Mentioned as that in Historia Norvegiae - and it continued to be so until 1965).

References

1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Midøya" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Mid%C3%B8ya. Retrieved 2010-10-23.