[1] Stord has an area of 241.2 square kilometres (93.1 sq mi) and the highest point is the 749-metre (2,457 ft) tall mountain Mehammarsåto.

The vast majority of the population lives on the southern coastal area near the Hardangerfjorden.

Beyond the lowlands, along a line from Sagvåg in the southwest to Jektevik in the northeast, rises a mountainous ridge with peaks of over 700 metres (2,300 ft).

At that time, the sea was 10–15 metres (33–49 ft) higher than today, which means that it went into the present lake Storavatnet and far up Fitjar river.

The mild climate of the last ice age meant that much of the area was covered by forest, most probably oak, ash, and lime/linden.

[3] During World War II, Stord Island was the location of a British-led commando raid known as "Operation Cartoon".

Manufacturing was the main industry with Kværner and Apply Leirvik as the large enterprises.

When the crash of tanker market came, the company went on to build the large production platforms in the North Sea.

There is also a rich collection of models made by sculptor Torleiv Agdestein from Stord.