Håkøya
Coordinates: 69°39′16″N 18°47′35″E / 69.6544°N 18.7930°E
Håkøya is an island in Tromsø Municipality, Norway. It's a 3.69-square-kilometre (1.42 sq mi) island located in between two other islands called Kvaløya and Tromsøya. It's close to a town called Eidkjosen and a city called Tromsø.
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Troms og Finnmark, Norway |
| Coordinates | 69°39′16″N 18°47′35″E / 69.6544°N 18.7930°E |
| Area | 3.69 km2 (1.42 sq mi) |
| Length | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Width | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Country | |
Norway | |
Most of the trees are on the higher parts of the island. People mostly live near the water, and there are houses, small holiday homes, and farms.
There is a bridge that connects Håkøya to Kvaløya called Håkøybrua. The bridge used to be made of wood, but now it's made of steel and concrete.
During World War II, a ship called the Tirpitz was on Håkøya. The ship belonged to Germany, and it was there for about a month. But then British planes came and bombed the ship, and it sank.[1] Many people died, and there is now a memorial on Håkøya to remember them.[2]
References
- ↑ Hartl, Claudia; Konter, Oliver; George, Scott; Kirchhefer, Andreas; Scholz, Denis; Esper, Jan (2018). "Warfared dendrochronology - Trees as witnesses of the Tirpitz attacks" (PDF). Geophysical Research Abstracts. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Memorial Tirpitz - Tromsø - TracesOfWar.com". www.tracesofwar.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.