Trip to Runde, west-coast of Norway

Trip to Runde, west-coast of Norway

Runde is an island in Herøy municipality, Møre og Romsdal county in Norway. Runde is famous for its enormous amount of birds. It is said that there is about 500.000 to 700.000 seabirds inhabiting the island, most of them are to be found in the cliffs. The island has a population of ca. 90, and it's connected to the mainland with a bridge. Runde Miljøsenter (Runde Environmental Centre) is a research station at the bird Island. Runde lies on the west-coast of Norway, close to towns like Fosnavåg, Ulsteinvik, Volda, Ørsta and Ålesund. This region of Norway is famous for its long fjords and steep, snowclad mountains.