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{{Short description|Island in Norway}}
{{Infobox islands
|name                            = {{native name list|tag1=no|name1=Rolvsøya|tag2=se|name2=Gádde-Iččát}}
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|image_name                      = Rolvsøy.jpg
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|location                        = [[Finnmark]], [[Norway]]
|coordinates                     = {{coord|70.98|24.03|display=inline,title|region:NO_type:isle_dim:50000}}
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|area_km2                        = 89
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|length_km                       = 14
|width_km                        = 13.5
|coastline_km                    =
|elevation_m                     = 363
|highest_mount                   = Valfjordnæringen
|country                         = Norway
|country_admin_divisions_title   = County
|country_admin_divisions         = [[Finnmark]]
|country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Municipality
|country_admin_divisions_1       = [[Måsøy Municipality]]
|population                      = 72
|population_as_of                = 2001
|density_km2                     = 0.8
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{{native name|no|'''Rolvsøya'''}} or {{native name|se|'''Gádde-Iččát'''}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/323153|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]]|language=no|accessdate=2024-06-28}}</ref> is an [[island]] in [[Måsøy Municipality]] in [[Finnmark]] county, [[Norway]]. The {{convert|89|km2|adj=on}} island has a population (2001) of 72. The island is located south of the island of [[Ingøya]] and north and west of the mainland, separated by the Rolvsøysundet.
The island is mountainous and is almost bisected by the Valfjorden from the west and the Langfjorden from the east with an {{convert|800|m|adj=on}} wide swampy [[isthmus]] in between. Almost all settlements are on the island's northern part. On the west side lies the fishing village of [[Tufjord]] and on the eastern side is the seaside village of [[Gunnarnes]] where there is a ferry connection to the villages of [[Havøysund]] and [[Ingøy]]. [[Gunnarnes Chapel]] is located on the east side of the island.<ref name="snl">{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Rolvs%C3%B8ya|title=Rolvsøya|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2013-02-05}}</ref>
The population is 70 (according to [[NRK]] in 2023).<ref>https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/rolvsoya-i-finnmark-har-sokt-flytting-til-hammerfest-1.16638396. [[NRK]].no. Retrieved 2023-11-23</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of islands of Norway]]
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[[Category:Islands of Finnmark]]
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