{{short description|Island in Nesna, Norway}} {{Infobox islands |name = Tomma |native_name = |native_name_link = |sobriquet = |image_name = Tomma001.JPG |image_size = |image_caption = View of Tomma seen from the east |location = Nordland, Norway |mapframe-zoom = 8 |coordinates = {{coord|66.2465|12.7157|display=inline,title|region:NO_type:isle}} |archipelago = |area_km2 = 47.3 |rank = |length_km = 10 |width_km = 9 |coastline_km = |elevation_m = 922 |highest_mount = Tomskjevelen |country = Norway |country_admin_divisions_title = County |country_admin_divisions = Nordland |country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Municipality |country_admin_divisions_1 = Nesna Municipality |population = |population_as_of = |density_km2 = |density_footnotes = }}
'''Tomma'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/682777 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=Kartverket |language=no}}</ref> is an island in Nesna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The {{convert|47.3|km2|adj=on}} island sits to the west of the islands of Handnesøya and Hugla. The island is at the southern entrance to the Sjona fjord. The main settlement on this island is the village of Husby, where the old Husby Estate and the Husby Chapel are located.<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Tomma |url=http://snl.no/Tomma |access-date=2012-01-20 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> thumb|left|Map of Nesna
==Name== The Old Norse form of the name was ''Þǫmb''. This name is probably identical with the word ''þǫmb'' which means "paunch" or "belly". (It is common in Norway to compare topographic elements with parts of the human body.)<ref name="snl" />
==See also== *List of islands of Norway
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Category:Nesna Municipality Category:Islands of Nordland
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