Skogerøya

*Skogerøya* (Norwegian)
*Sállan* (Northern Sami)
	Location off the Varangerfjord
Geography
Location	Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates	69°53′23″N 29°50′41″E / 69.8898°N 29.8447°E
Area	129 km2 (50 sq mi)
Length	18.5 km (11.5 mi)
Width	12 km (7.5 mi)
Highest elevation	445 m (1460 ft)
Highest point	Skogerøytoppen
Administration
	Norway
County	Finnmark
Municipality	Sør-Varanger Municipality
Demographics
Population	0
Pop. density	0/km2 (0/sq mi)

Skogerøya (Norwegian) or Sállan (Northern Sami)^[1] is an uninhabited island in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 129-square-kilometre (50 sq mi) partially forested island lies south of Varangerfjorden, west of Bøkfjorden, north of Korsfjorden, and east of Kjøfjorden. The highest point on the island is the 445-metre (1,460 ft) tall Skogerøytoppen. The island lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the town of Kirkenes. It is used as a summer and autumn grazing area for reindeer.^[2]

References

^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
^ Store norske leksikon. "Skogerøya" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-03-10.

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