Bjarkøya

{{Short description|Island in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway}}

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|name = Bjarkøya

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|location = Troms, Norway

|coordinates = {{coord|68.9909|16.5585|display=inline,title|region:NO_type:isle}}

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|area_km2 = 14.6

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|length_km = 5.7

|width_km = 5

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|elevation_m = 248

|highest_mount = Falkeberget

|country = Norway

|country_admin_divisions_title = County

|country_admin_divisions = Troms

|country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Municipality

|country_admin_divisions_1 = Harstad Municipality

|population = 267

|population_as_of = 2017

|density_km2 = 18.3

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Bjarkøya is an island in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The {{convert|14.6|km2|adj=on}} island is located north of the island of Grytøya and northwest of the island of Sandsøya. The Andfjorden lies to the northwest and the Vågsfjorden lies to the southeast. The main church for the island is Bjarkøy Church in the village of Nergården. The island's population (2017) is 267.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Bjarkøya |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Bjark%C3%B8ya |date=2018-02-15 |editor-last=Thorsnæs |editor-first=Geir |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2018-09-01}}

The Bjarkøy Tunnel connects the village of Austnes on the southeastern tip of the island to the northeastern tip of the neighboring island of Grytøya. This tunnel is part of the Bjarkøy Fixed Link project that also has a bridge between the islands of Grytøya to Sandsøya. The tunnel and bridge project opened in 2018.{{Cite web |title=Fv. 867 / Fv. 125 Bjarkøyforbindelsene |url=http://www.vegvesen.no/Fylkesveg/bjarkoyforbindelsene |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322003232/http://www.vegvesen.no/Fylkesveg/bjarkoyforbindelsene |archive-date=22 March 2017 |access-date=17 August 2012 |publisher=Statens Vegvesen |language=Norwegian}}

The highest point on the island is the {{convert|248|m|adj=on}} tall mountain Falkeberget.