Lovénøyane: Innerholmen

Panorama of a little island in the Kongsfjord bird sanctuary

Lovénøyane are a group of small islands in Kongsfjord.
Innerholmen is one of them.

Lovénøyane are a group of small islands in Kongsfjord, named after Sven Lovén, a Swedish zoologist (1809-1895). They have protection status as a bird sanctuary; this is explained in more detail for example on the page about the neighbouring island of Midtholmen. Other islands in Lovénøyane include Juttaholmen and Sigridholmen. See there for more information about these lovely little islands. Going into more detail here would be a bit repetitive, but it should be said that while all of these islands are generally similar, they are at the same time all a bit different if you have a closer look. Some are flatter and have beaches, while others more uneven and have little cliffs around most of their coastline.

Panorama: Innerholmen

This first panorama was taken on the 15 metre high moraine hill near the north end of the island.

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Amongst these small islands, Innerholmen is one of the smallest ones, with a length of a good 500 metres and a width that measures just a few metres in some places. The island consists largely of a geologically young moraine, created by the glaciers in inner Kongsfjord in recent centuries.

The waters around Innerholmen are partly very shallow and neighbouring parts of the coastline are accordingly inaccessible even for small boats. At low tide, you can actually walk to Sigridholmen, although it is certainly a good idea to use rubber boots for this little adventure.