- Ellingsøy
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location =Sunnmøre
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area = 28 km2
length = 16 km
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highest mount = Myklebosthornet
elevation = 329 moh
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country admin divisions title = Fylke
country admin divisions =Møre og Romsdal
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population = 2 000
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additional info =Ellingsøy is the northernmost island in the municipality of
Ålesund ,Norway . With an area of 22 km2,Cite web|url=http://www.alesund.kommune.no/sub/info/content/view/5/69/lang,no/|title=Geografisk plassering|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=Ålesund kommune|year=2007|language=Norwegian] Ellingsøy is the second largest island in the municipality. Elingsøy used to be accessible from Ålesund only by boat or by road viaSkodje , but a subsea tunnel was built in 1987Cite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.1455944|title=Tunnelarbeidet må stanse|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=nrk.no|year=2006|author=Odd Sørås|language=Norwegian] to make travelling between the island and the city centre more convenient. The tunnel is 3,481 metres long,Cite web|url=http://www.vegvesen.no/cs/Satellite?cid=1159949143387&pagename=VPAalesundstunnel%2FPage%2FVPside&c=Page|title=Ellingsøytunnelen|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=Statens vegvesen|year=2007|language=Norwegian] and is currently being upgraded.Cite web|url=http://www.vegvesen.no/cs/Satellite?cid=1159949154256&pagename=vegvesen%2FSVVartikkel%2FSVVartikkelMedRelatert&c=SVVartikkel|title=Klart for anleggsstart i "Ålesundstunnelene"|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=Statens vegvesen|year=2006|language=Norwegian]Ellingsøy has a football-team. Whom currently plays in the 5th division in Norway. Their coach is Dag Rune Skotte.
References
External links
* [http://gs.alesund.kommune.no/ellingsoyus/ Ellingsøy lower secondary school]
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