Lerøyna or Lerøy is an island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.[1] The 1.9-square-kilometre (470-acre) island lies at the south end of the Raunefjorden, between the mainland Bergen Peninsula and the large island of Sotra. The smaller island of Bjelkarøyna lies just northeast of Lerøyna.

Lerøyna
Lerøy
Lerøyna is located in Vestland
Lerøyna
Lerøyna
Location of the island
Lerøyna is located in Norway
Lerøyna
Lerøyna
Lerøyna (Norway)
Geography
LocationVestland, Norway
Coordinates60°14′05″N 5°10′42″E / 60.2346°N 5.1782°E / 60.2346; 5.1782
Area1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Length2.3 km (1.43 mi)
Width1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Highest elevation50 m (160 ft)
Highest pointÅsen
Administration
Norway
CountyVestland
MunicipalityØygarden Municipality
Demographics
Population30

The island has about 30 permanent residents and many vacation cabins. The island has no road bridge connection with the mainland or other islands, but there is a regular ferry route from Klokkarvik on Sotra, to Lerøyna, to Bjelkarøyna, and then to Hjellestad in Bergen on the mainland. Øygarden and Bergen municipalities have been making plans to build a road bridge connecting Lerøyna and Bjelkarøyna with a possible connection to the mainland.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Lerøyna, Sund (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  2. ^ "Fastlandssamband for LerøyogBjelkarøy" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Bergen kommune. Retrieved 2014-12-10.