 Location of the village | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vestland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 61°36′00″N 4°50′30″E / 61.6001°N 4.8416°E |
| Area | 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| Length | 5.7 km (3.54 mi) |
| Width | 2.8 km (1.74 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 393 m (1289 ft) |
| Highest point | Blåkollen |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Vestland |
| Municipality | Kinn Municipality |
Skorpa is an island in the municipality in Kinn in Vestland county, Norway. The 9-square-kilometre (3.5 sq mi) island lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the town of Florø in a large group of inhabited islands. Skorpa lies about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the islands of Reksta and Kinn and about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south of the island of Fanøya.
The island is rocky, mountainous, and barren. Almost all the settlement is located on the southwestern shore. The population (2001) was about 60 residents.[1]
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Skorpa" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-11-05.