Skorpa, Møre og Romsdal
Location of Skorpa in Møre og Romsdal
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Norway |
| Coordinates | 62°19′47″N 05°29′42″E / 62.32972°N 5.49500°ECoordinates: 62°19′47″N 05°29′42″E / 62.32972°N 5.49500°E |
| Area | 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Length | 2.6 km (1.62 mi) |
| Width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 431 m (1,414 ft) |
| Highest point | Keipen |
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| County | Møre og Romsdal |
| Municipality | Herøy |
Skorpa is an uninhabited island in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county Norway. Skorpa lies directly west of the island of Nerlandsøya, across the Skorpesund, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of Fosnavåg. The island of Gurskøy lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southeast, across the Herøyfjord. The Svinøy lighthouse is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) to the east.
The terrain is steep and rugged, the highest point being the mountain, Keipen, at a height of 431 metres (1,414 ft) above sea level. There are no longer any permanent residents on the island, and today Skorpa is best known for vacation cottages and the herd of wild goats that live there. The farm Matrikkelgård on Skorpa has the Norwegian farm registration number 1.
Skorpa was an important contact point for the Shetland bus and for other allied military traffic during World War II. The island served as a station for agents and resistance personnel both to meet and to hide. Instructors, weapons, and sabotage material were transported to the Norwegian resistance forces. For many who departed to Great Britain this was the last stop, just as it was the first stop for many agents on the way into Norway.
In 1940, retreating British soldiers were hidden here, before being evacuated to Shetland in fishing boats. 1941 was the first year that Norwegian boats covered the route between Norway and Shetland. Leif Larsen (popularly known as Shetland Larsen), a famous Shetland Bus captain, was the first captain on this route. On November 17, 1943 the HNoMS Hitra, a converted U.S. submarine chaser, began to cover the route, shortly joined by the MS Bergholm.
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