Froan
 Interactive map of Froan | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Trøndelag, Norway |
| Coordinates | 63°59′34″N 9°03′13″E / 63.9928°N 09.0535°E |
| Archipelago | Froan |
| Length | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Trøndelag |
| Municipality | Frøya Municipality |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 38 (2017) |
Froan[1] (or Froøyene) is a now unpopulated archipelago of small, rocky islands in Frøya Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.[2]
Geography
Froan consists of several hundred islands and islets that lie in the sea about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the Fosen peninsula. The islands run for about 40 kilometres (25 mi) in a northeasterly direction, parallel to the coastline. The island village of Halten lies at the northern end of the island chain. Only a few of the islands are inhabited, and in 2017, the population was only 38. The Froan Chapel, built in 1904, is located on the island of Sauøya. The Halten Lighthouse and others are located throughout the islands.[2]
Important Bird Area
The archipelago has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of breeding common eiders, European shags and great cormorants, as well as wintering long-tailed ducks, common and yellow-billed loons, purple sandpipers and black guillemots.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (25 November 2024). "Froan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Runde". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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