Aukra
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| County | Møre og Romsdal | |
| Landscape | Romsdal | |
| Municipality | NO-1547 | |
| Administrative centre | Falkhytten | |
| Mayor (2005) | Aud Mork | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | Ranked 418 59 km² 59 km² 0.02 % | |
| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 267 3,055 0.07 % 3.7 % 52/km² | |
| Coordinates | 62°49′ N 6°50′ E | |
| www.aukra.kommune.no | ||
Aukra is a municipality in the county of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
Aukra is the site of Norway's best-known shipwreck and rescue operation of the 1900s, of the cargo vessel Rokta April 4, 1938. The monument of Rokta is situated on Rindarøy, with a view of Galleskjæra where Rokta sank.
Nyhamna on Aukra is the location where the pipeline from the enormous gas field Ormen Lange comes onstream in 2007. Local politicians expect a lot from the land based production facility. Especially the taxes – which in their opinion far exceeds the externalities put on the inhabitants of Gossen
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Categories: Møre og Romsdal | Municipalities of Norway