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Location in Sør-Trøndelag
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Location | Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
Coordinates | 63°38′32″N 9°30′57″E / 63.6423°N 9.5157°ECoordinates: 63°38′32″N 9°30′57″E / 63.6423°N 9.5157°E |
Area | 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
Length | 2.8 km (1.74 mi) |
Highest elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
Highest point | Synnørsfjellet |
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County | Sør-Trøndelag |
Municipality | Ørland |
Garten is a populated island in the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The island is located in the Trondheimsfjord, just southwest of the mainland. The 1.5-square-kilometre (370-acre) island lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the island of Storfosna. The main population center on the island is also referred to as the village of Garten.
There is a bridge to the mainland as well as car ferry connections to Storfosna (also in Ørland) and also to the island of Leksa (in Agdenes) and to the mainland of Agdenes.