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Hornøya (Finnmark)
Hornøya
is a small,,
uninhabited island
in
Vardø Municipality
in
Troms og Finnmark
county
,
Norway
. It lies in the
Barents Sea
, just
east
of the larger
island
of
Vardøya
where
the town
of
Vardø
is located.
Vardø Lighthouse
is
situated
at the
highest point
of
the island
, at an
elevation
of
above sea level
, and it
protects
the
shipping lanes
around the
town
of Vardø.
The island
is the easternmost point of
Norway proper
.
