Jomfruland

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Jomfruland is a small elongated Norwegian island located off the coast of mainland Kragerø in the county of Telemark. It measures about 7.5 km by 1 km.

The meaning of the name is 'the (is)land of the virgin' (probably The Blessed/Holy Virgin Mary) - but this is a poetic name first mentioned in 1520. The name of the island in Norse time was Aur (from Norse aurr 'gravel, shingle' - the whole island is a moraine that was made during the ice age).

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Coordinates: 58°52′N 9°36′E

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