Utsira (island)

Utsira is an island in Rogaland county, Norway.

The 5.9-square-kilometre (2.3 sq mi; 1,500-acre) island makes up almost all of Utsira municipality.

The island's only connection to the mainland is by ferry, with four regular ferry routes connecting the island to the town of Haugesund each day.

[1] Utsira is known as the best birding site in Norway.

[2] The island gives its name to the BBC Shipping Forecast areas of "North" and "South Utsire" (the name of the island was spelled Utsire between 1875–1924).