Store Sommarøya
{{Short description|Island in Tromsø, Norway}}
{{Infobox islands
|name = Store Sommarøya
Sommarøya
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|image_name = Hillesøy Sommarøy.jpg
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|image_caption = View of the island
|coordinates = {{coord|69.6272|18.0300|display=inline,title|region:NO_type:isle}}
|archipelago =
|area_km2 = 0.9
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|length_km = 2
|width_m = 750
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|elevation_m = 55
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|country = Norway
|country_admin_divisions_title = County
|country_admin_divisions = Troms
|country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Municipality
|country_admin_divisions_1 = Tromsø Municipality
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File:Aerial imagery of Sommarøy and surrounding islands, Norway.webm
Store Sommarøya or Sommarøya is an island in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The {{convert|0.9|km2|acre|adj=on}} island is located about {{convert|36|km}} west of the city of Tromsø and is a popular tourist destination due to its white sand beaches and scenery. The island is connected to the large neighboring island of Kvaløya by the Sommarøy Bridge and it is connected to the small island of Hillesøya by the Hillesøy Bridge. The fishing village of Sommarøy covers Store Sommarøya and part of Hillesøya.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Store_Sommar%C3%B8ya|title=Store Sommarøya|editor-first=Geir|editor-last=Thorsnæs|accessdate=2018-08-11|date=2018-06-25|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|language=Norwegian}}
Climate
Despite its extreme latitude, more than {{convert|300|km}} north of the Arctic Circle, Sommarøya experiences an ocean-moderated subarctic climate (Cfc) with no month averaging below {{convert|-2|C}} and a mean annual temperature of almost {{convert|4|C}}.
{{Weather box
|width = 65%
|metric first = 1
|single line = 1
|location = Sommarøy, Norway 1981 - 2010,
|Jan mean C= -1.9
|Feb mean C= -1.9
|Mar mean C= -1.0
|Apr mean C= 1.7
|May mean C= 5.5
|Jun mean C= 8.9
|Jul mean C= 11.9
|Aug mean C= 11.4
|Sep mean C= 8.1
|Oct mean C= 4.5
|Nov mean C= 1.0
|Dec mean C= -1.1
|year mean C=
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm= 81
|Feb precipitation mm= 72
|Mar precipitation mm= 67
|Apr precipitation mm= 58
|May precipitation mm= 48
|Jun precipitation mm= 59
|Jul precipitation mm= 65
|Aug precipitation mm= 73
|Sep precipitation mm= 93
|Oct precipitation mm= 123
|Nov precipitation mm= 99
|Dec precipitation mm= 102
|year precipitation mm=
}}
Media gallery
sommaroy panorama.jpg|View to Sommarøya and Hillesøya
Sommarøy mot sør.jpg|Looking south
Hillesøybrua - From the north P2.jpg|Looking south from Hillesøya to Sommarøy
Road sign in Sandvika P1.jpg|Road sign in Sandvika on riksvei 862 outside of Tromsø