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{{Short description|Island in Norway}}
{{Infobox islands
|name                            = Tysnesøya<br />Tysnesøy
|native_name                     =
|native_name_link                =
|sobriquet                       =
|image_name                      = Tysnessåto frå Svartavassfjellet.JPG
|image_size                      =
|image_caption                   = View of Tysnessåto, the highest point on the island
|image_alt                       =
|map_image                       = Norway - Tysnes.png
|pushpin_map                     = Vestland#Norway
|pushpin_label                   = Tysnesøya
|pushpin_label_position          = top
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|pushpin_map_caption             = Location of the island
|location                        = [[Vestland]], [[Norway]]
|coordinates                     = {{coord|59.9759|5.4457|display=inline,title|region:NO_type:isle}}
|area_km2                        = 198
|rank                            =
|length_km                       = 20
|width_km                        = 18
|coastline_km                    =
|elevation_m                     = 753
|highest_mount                   = Tysnessåto
|country                         = Norway
|country_admin_divisions_title   = County
|country_admin_divisions         = [[Vestland]]
|country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Municipality
|country_admin_divisions_1       = [[Tysnes Municipality]]
|population                      = 2,580<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://snl.no/Tysnesøya |title=Tysnesøya |encyclopedia=[[Great Norwegian Encyclopedia]]}}</ref>
|population_as_of                = 2017
|density_km2                     = 13
|density_footnotes               =
}}
'''Tysnesøya''' ({{IPA|no-NO-03|ˈtŷːsneːsˌœʏɑ|lang}}) or '''Tysnesøy''' is an [[island]] in [[Tysnes]] municipality in [[Vestland]] county, [[Norway]].  The {{convert|198|km2|adj=on}} island makes up the vast majority of the island municipality of Tysnes.  The tallest point on the island is the {{convert|753|m|adj=on}} tall mountain [[Tysnessåto]].<ref name="snl" />
The island lies in a large group of islands on the northern side of the mouth of the [[Hardangerfjorden]].  The [[Bjørnafjorden]] lies north of the island and the [[Langenuen]] strait runs along the west side of the island.  The island of [[Reksteren]] lies to the northwest, [[Stord (island)|Stord]] lies to the southwest, and the smaller islands of [[Skorpo, Tysnes|Skorpo]] and [[Huglo]] lie to the south of the island.  The islands of Skorpo and Reksteren are connected to Tysnesøya by road bridges.  The mainland lies just east of Tysnesøya, and there is a short road bridge connecting the two.  The mainland municipalities of [[Fusa]] and [[Kvinnherad]] are located on the mainland, adjacent to Tysnes.
The island is rocky and mountainous in the north-central part of the island, while the rest of the island is more forested and hilly.  The main agricultural areas are in the northeast and south.  Some of the more notable villages on the island include the village of [[Våge, Tysnes|Våge]] in the north, [[Uggdal]] in the west, and [[Onarheim]] in the southeast.<ref name="snl">{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Tysnes%C3%B8y|title=Tysnesøy|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2015-01-19}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[List of islands of Norway]]
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