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Tjøme (island)

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27: 320: 245:, and the depressions on the island are covered by sand and clay. The shoreline can be rocky, but there are some beaches as well which draw significant numbers of summer tourists. 214:
lies to the east. The island of Tjøme is connected to the islands of Nøtterøy and Hvasser by bridges and the island of Nøtterøy is connected to the mainland by the
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The landscape of the island is hilly. The highest point on the island is the 78-metre (256 ft) tall hill Herkelås. The bedrock forming the island consists of
361: 26: 68: 390: 354: 385: 347: 254: 215: 195: 226: 183: 167: 285: 222: 380: 230: 203: 290: 331: 194:. The 24.5-square-kilometre (9.5 sq mi) island lies immediately south of the large 199: 374: 319: 31: 83: 70: 207: 327: 187: 157: 52: 242: 211: 191: 179: 56: 225:
from 1838 until 2018 when it became part of the newly-created
280: 335: 163: 153: 139: 131: 123: 115: 107: 99: 62: 48: 43: 229:. The main population centre on the island is the 355: 8: 19: 362: 348: 25: 18: 266: 279:Lundbo, Sten, ed. (28 December 2022). 274: 272: 270: 206:(to the west). The smaller island of 7: 316: 314: 233:in the central part of the island. 334:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 103:24.5 km (9.5 sq mi) 14: 318: 1: 210:lies west of the island and 34:at the southern tip of Tjøme 407: 313: 16:Island in Vestfold, Norway 255:List of islands of Norway 144: 39: 24: 391:Vestfold geography stubs 111:13 km (8.1 mi) 221:The island was part of 127:78 m (256 ft) 119:4 km (2.5 mi) 330:location article is a 202:(to the east) and the 124:Highest elevation 286:Store norske leksikon 216:Tønsberg Canal Bridge 84:59.12304°N 10.39676°E 386:Islands of Vestfold 227:Færder Municipality 184:Færder Municipality 168:Færder Municipality 80: /  21: 223:Tjøme Municipality 196:island of Nøtterøy 132:Highest point 89:59.12304; 10.39676 343: 342: 291:Kunnskapsforlaget 173: 172: 398: 364: 357: 350: 322: 315: 302: 301: 299: 297: 289:(in Norwegian). 276: 231:village of Tjøme 95: 94: 92: 91: 90: 85: 81: 78: 77: 76: 73: 29: 22: 406: 405: 401: 400: 399: 397: 396: 395: 371: 370: 369: 368: 311: 308: 306: 305: 295: 293: 278: 277: 268: 263: 251: 239: 204:Tønsbergfjorden 149: 88: 86: 82: 79: 74: 71: 69: 67: 66: 35: 17: 12: 11: 5: 404: 402: 394: 393: 388: 383: 373: 372: 367: 366: 359: 352: 344: 341: 340: 323: 304: 303: 265: 264: 262: 259: 258: 257: 250: 247: 238: 235: 200:Ytre Oslofjord 198:, between the 171: 170: 165: 161: 160: 155: 151: 150: 145: 142: 141: 140:Administration 137: 136: 133: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 117: 113: 112: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 64: 60: 59: 50: 46: 45: 41: 40: 37: 36: 30: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 403: 392: 389: 387: 384: 382: 379: 378: 376: 365: 360: 358: 353: 351: 346: 345: 339: 337: 333: 329: 324: 321: 317: 312: 309: 292: 288: 287: 282: 275: 273: 271: 267: 260: 256: 253: 252: 248: 246: 244: 236: 234: 232: 228: 224: 219: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 169: 166: 162: 159: 156: 152: 148: 143: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 93: 65: 61: 58: 54: 51: 47: 42: 38: 33: 28: 23: 336:expanding it 325: 310: 307: 294:. Retrieved 284: 240: 220: 175: 174: 164:Municipality 146: 32:Verdens Ende 296:16 December 87: / 63:Coordinates 375:Categories 261:References 75:10°23′48″E 72:59°07′23″N 328:Vestfold 208:Veierland 44:Geography 249:See also 190:county, 188:Vestfold 158:Vestfold 135:Herkelås 53:Vestfold 49:Location 281:"Tjøme" 243:syenite 212:Hvasser 381:Færder 237:Nature 192:Norway 180:island 178:is an 154:County 147:Norway 108:Length 57:Norway 326:This 176:Tjøme 116:Width 20:Tjøme 332:stub 298:2023 100:Area 186:in 182:in 377:: 283:. 269:^ 218:. 55:, 363:e 356:t 349:v 338:. 300:.

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Verdens Ende
Vestfold
Norway
59°07′23″N 10°23′48″E / 59.12304°N 10.39676°E / 59.12304; 10.39676
Vestfold
Færder Municipality
island
Færder Municipality
Vestfold
Norway
island of Nøtterøy
Ytre Oslofjord
Tønsbergfjorden
Veierland
Hvasser
Tønsberg Canal Bridge
Tjøme Municipality
Færder Municipality
village of Tjøme
syenite
List of islands of Norway



"Tjøme"
Store norske leksikon
Kunnskapsforlaget
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Vestfold

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