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{{Infobox islands
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| map caption = Location in [[Møre og Romsdal]]
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| location = [[Sunnmøre]], [[Norway]]
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| area km2 = 28
| length km = 16
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| highest mount = Myklebosthornet
| elevation m = 329
| country = Norway
| country admin divisions title = FylkeCounty
| country admin divisions = [[Møre og Romsdal]]
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| country 1 admin divisions 1 = [[Ålesund]]
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'''Ellingsøy''' is the northernmost island in the municipality of [[Ålesund]], [[Norway]]. With an area of 22 [[square kilometres|km<sup>2</sup>]],<ref name="geoplas">{{Cite web|url=http://www.alesund.kommune.no/sub/info/content/view/5/69/lang,no/|title=Geografisk plassering|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=Ålesund kommune|year=2007|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Ellingsøy is the second largest island in the municipality. Elingsøy used to be accessible from Ålesund only by boat or by road via [[Skodje]], but a subsea tunnel was built in 1987<ref name="nrktunnel">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.1455944|title=Tunnelarbeidet må stanse|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=nrk.no|year=2006|author=Odd Sørås|language=Norwegian}}</ref> to make travelling between the island and the city centre more convenient. The tunnel is 3,481 metres long,<ref name="ellingsoytunnelen">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vegvesen.no/cs/Satellite?cid=1159949143387&pagename=VPAalesundstunnel%2FPage%2FVPside&c=Page|title=Ellingsøytunnelen|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=Statens vegvesen|year=2007|language=Norwegian}}</ref> and is currently being upgraded.<ref name="rehabtunnel">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vegvesen.no/cs/Satellite?cid=1159949154256&pagename=vegvesen%2FSVVartikkel%2FSVVartikkelMedRelatert&c=SVVartikkel|title=Klart for anleggsstart i "Ålesundstunnelene"|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=Statens vegvesen|year=2006|language=Norwegian}}</ref>▼
 
'''Ellingsøy''' or '''Ellingsøya''' is the northernmost island in the municipality of [[Ålesund]] in [[Møre og Romsdal]] county, [[Norway]]. With an area of {{convert|22|km2}}, Ellingsøy is the second largest island in the municipality.<ref name="geoplas">{{cite web|url=http://www.alesund.kommune.no/sub/info/content/view/5/69/lang,no/|title=Geografisk plassering|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=Ålesund kommune|year=2007|language=Norwegian}}</ref> The island is located northeast of the town of Ålesund, north of the islands of [[Nørvøya]] and [[Oksenøya]], east of the island of [[Valderøy]], and south of the mainland peninsula of [[Haram, Norway|Haram]]. The villages of [[Hoffland]], [[Årset]], and [[Myklebost, Ålesund|Myklebust]] are all located on the south side of the island.
'''Ellingsøy''' has a football-team, which currently plays in the 5th division in Norway. Their coach is Dag Rune Skotte.▼
 
▲'''Ellingsøy''' is the northernmost island in the municipality of [[Ålesund]], [[Norway]]. With an area of 22 [[square kilometres|km<sup>2</sup>]],<ref name="geoplas">{{Cite web|url=http://www.alesund.kommune.no/sub/info/content/view/5/69/lang,no/|title=Geografisk plassering|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=Ålesund kommune|year=2007|language=Norwegian}}</ref> Ellingsøy is the second largest island in the municipality. Elingsøy used to be accessible from Ålesund only by boat or by road via [[Skodje]], but aan subsea[[undersea tunnel]] was built in 1987 connecting Ellingsøy to Ålesund (to the south) and [[Valderøy]] (to the west).<ref name="nrktunnel">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.1455944|title=Tunnelarbeidet må stanse|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher =nrk.no|year=2006|author=Odd Sørås|language=Norwegian}}</ref> toThe maketunnels travellingare betweenaccessed in the islandvillage andof [[Hoffland]] on the citysouthwestern centrepart moreof convenientthe island. The {{convert|3481|m|adj=on}} long tunnel is 3,481currently metresbeing long,upgraded.<ref name="ellingsoytunnelen">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vegvesen.no/cs/Satellite?cid=1159949143387&pagename=VPAalesundstunnel%2FPage%2FVPside&c=Page|title=Ellingsøytunnelen|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=Statens vegvesen|year=2007|language=Norwegian}}</ref> and is currently being upgraded.<ref name="rehabtunnel">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vegvesen.no/cs/Satellite?cid=1159949154256&pagename=vegvesen%2FSVVartikkel%2FSVVartikkelMedRelatert&c=SVVartikkel|title=Klart for anleggsstart i "Ålesundstunnelene"|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=Statens vegvesen|year=2006|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
 
▲'''Ellingsøy''' has aan [[association football-]] team, ''Ellingsøy IL'', which currently plays in the 5th division in Norway. Their coach is Dag Rune Skotte.
 
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://gswww.alesund.kommune.no/ellingsoyussub/ellingsoyus Ellingsøy lower secondary school] {{no icon}}
 
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