What is Tromsøya?
{{Infobox islands|name=Tromsøya|image=File:Tromsö IMG 4973.JPG|image_caption=Picture of Tromsøya from the sky at sunrise|coordinates={{coord|69.649208|18.955324|type:island}}|population=39,882}} {{coord|69.649208|18.955324|display=title}} '''Tromsøya''' or '''Romssasuolu''' is an island in [[Tromsø Municipality]], [[Norway]]. It is between the [[mainland]] and the larger [[island]] of [[Kvaløya (Tromsø)|Kvaløya]]. The city of [[Tromsø]] is on this {{convert|21.7|km2|adj=on}} island, which has a population of 39,882 people.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thorsnæs|first=Geir|date=November 9, 2022|title=Tromsøya|url=https://snl.no/Troms%C3%B8ya|access-date=April 27, 2023|website=[[Great Norwegian Encyclopedia]]|archive-date=February 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221173617/https://snl.no/Troms%C3%B8ya|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tromsø Airport]] is on the western side of the island. The island is connected to [[Tromsdalen]] on the mainland to the east and the village of [[Kvaløysletta]] on [[Kvaløya (Tromsø)|Kvaløya]] island to the west by bridges. The [[Prestvannet]] lake, located in the middle of the island, is now a [[Nature reserve|nature reserve area]]. The [[University of Tromsø]], Tromsø police and fire stations, University Hospital of [[Northern Norway|North Norway]], and [[Tromsø Museum]] are located on the eastern part of the island. == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Islands of Norway]] [[Category:Troms]]