Andoya (English spelling)

Japanese: Andøya(英語表記)Andoya
Andoya (English spelling)

...The islands are connected by bridges and ferries, and ferry boats call at three ports on the west coast. There is a military airport on Andøya island in the north, and mesozoic layers of the same age as the oil-bearing layers on the seafloor are distributed fragmentarily. Oil exploration began on the northwest continental shelf in 1981, and several gas fields have already been discovered.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Andøya" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…島々は橋とフェリーで結ばれ,西岸連絡船は3ヵ所に寄港する。北部のアンデ島Andøyaには軍事空港があり,また海底含油層と同時代の中生層が断片的に分布する。1981年より北西の大陸棚で石油探査が始まり,すでにいくつかのガス田が発見されている。…

※「Andøya」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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