Langøya, Sandefjord

{{Short description|Island in Vestfold, Norway}}

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|image_caption = Grey geese at Langøya island

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|location = Sandefjord, Norway

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|area_km2 = 0.55

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|length_km = 1.5

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|country = Norway

|country_admin_divisions_title = County

|country_admin_divisions = Vestfold

|country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Municipality

|country_admin_divisions_1 = Sandefjord Municipality

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LangøyaOther approved, alternate names for the island include Langøy and Langø, but the main, preferred name is Langøya.{{Cite web |title=Langøya (Norsk - Hovednavn) |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/184228 |website=NorgesKart.no |publisher=Kartverket}} is an island in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The {{convert|0.55|km2|acre ha|adj=on}} island is located in the Tønsbergfjorden, just outside the village of Skravestad. The island is accessible through a bridge that connects to the road Sandsveien. The island was named for its long shape. The {{convert|1.5|km|adj=on}} long island has an area of {{convert|550|daa|km2 acre}}. It consists of farm fields, hills, and forests.{{Cite book |last=Davidsen |first=Roger |title=Et Sted i Sandefjord |publisher=Sandar Historielag |year=2008 |isbn=9788299456753 |page=222 |language=no}}

It is a car-free island consisting of meadows, knolls, salt meadows, small bays, and forests. It became a landscape conservation area in 2006. It is known for its wide variety of rare wildflowers including species such as sea thrift, alternate-leaved golden-saxifrage, cowslip, greater yellow-rattle, sticky catchfly, and many others.{{Cite book |last=Schandy |first=Tom |title=Naturperler i Vestfold |last2=Helgesen |first2=Tom |publisher=Forlaget Tom & Tom v/Schandy |year=2012 |isbn=9788292916148 |pages=148-151 |language=no}}