# Tomma

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{{short description|Island in Nesna, Norway}}
{{Infobox islands
|name                            = Tomma
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|image_name                      = Tomma001.JPG
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|image_caption                   = View of Tomma seen from the east
|location                        = [Nordland](/source/Nordland), [Norway](/source/Norway)
|mapframe-zoom                   = 8
|coordinates                     = {{coord|66.2465|12.7157|display=inline,title|region:NO_type:isle}}
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|area_km2                        = 47.3
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|length_km                       = 10
|width_km                        = 9
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|elevation_m                     = 922
|highest_mount                   = Tomskjevelen
|country                         = Norway
|country_admin_divisions_title   = County
|country_admin_divisions         = [Nordland](/source/Nordland)
|country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Municipality
|country_admin_divisions_1       = [Nesna Municipality](/source/Nesna_Municipality)
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}}

'''Tomma'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/682777 |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority) |language=no}}</ref> is an island in [Nesna Municipality](/source/Nesna_Municipality) in [Nordland](/source/Nordland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The {{convert|47.3|km2|adj=on}} island sits to the west of the islands of [Handnesøya](/source/Handnes%C3%B8ya) and [Hugla](/source/Hugla). The island is at the southern entrance to the [Sjona](/source/Sjona) fjord.  The main settlement on this island is the village of [Husby](/source/Husby%2C_Norway), where the old [Husby Estate](/source/Husby_Estate) and the [Husby Chapel](/source/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](/source/Old_Norse) form of the name was ''Þǫmb''. This name is probably identical with the word ''þǫmb'' which means "[paunch](/source/Abdominal_obesity)" or "[belly](/source/abdomen)". (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](/source/List_of_islands_of_Norway)

==References==
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Category:Nesna Municipality
Category:Islands of Nordland

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