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The climate of the southern coast of the island is warmer and wetter in winter than the northern coast. Harstad, situated on the northern part of Hinnøya, has all-time high 31.7 °C (89 °F) recorded July 2014, and record low −16.1 °C (3 °F) recorded in
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goes Risøyrenna strait. The island contains a mostly rugged and mountainous terrain, especially the southern part. There are also valleys and lakes, the largest lake is
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260:Tjeldsund Municipality
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310:Demographics
302:Area covered
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287:Area covered
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650:1,275 (492)
583:Tjeldsundet
555:Vestfjorden
515:Tjeldsundet
513:across the
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93:Coordinates
1168:Vesterålen
1137:Categories
1084:2018-09-01
1059:2018-09-01
1028:2018-09-01
986:2007-09-04
957:2024-07-26
952:Kartverket
948:Norgeskart
930:References
638:Population
603:Storvatnet
595:Austvågøya
591:Raftsundet
417:Sigerfjord
389:Vesterålen
351:Iinnasuolu
315:Population
105:15°24′14″E
102:68°19′23″N
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1203:Tjeldsund
1013:"Hinnøya"
661:930 (360)
635:km (sqmi)
561:Geography
483:Old Norse
467:Etymology
429:Tjeldsund
343:Norwegian
139:Area rank
78:Geography
32:Norwegian
1198:Sortland
1193:Lødingen
1188:Kvæfjord
907:See also
825:Average
647:Nordland
622:Forfjord
618:Møysalen
607:treeline
587:Tjeldøya
463:county.
461:Nordland
453:Sortland
449:Lødingen
433:Kvæfjord
413:Lødingen
409:Borkenes
381:Nordland
373:Svalbard
212:Nordland
204:Counties
184:Møysalen
148:Svalbard
83:Location
1183:Harstad
1163:Lofoten
1122:Hinnøya
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682:Climate
675:32,688
664:26,750
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579:isthmus
535:Lofoten
529:by the
521:by the
519:Langøya
425:Harstad
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1158:Ofoten
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711:Month
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630:County
599:Andøya
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551:Bognes
527:Andøya
455:, and
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421:Sørvik
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369:Norway
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156:Length
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750:Year
669:Total
658:Troms
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164:Width
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