{{Short description|Island in Rogaland, Norway}} {{Infobox islands |name = Vestre Bokn |native_name = |native_name_link = |sobriquet = |image_name = Austre- og Vestre Bokn.JPG |image_size = |image_caption = Vestre Bokn is partially shown, the smaller island of Austre Bokn is above it. |location = [[Rogaland]], [[Norway]] |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 9 |mapframe-caption = Interactive map of the island |coordinates = {{coord|59.20519|5.42026|display=inline,title|region:NO_type:isle}} |archipelago = |area_km2 = 36 |rank = |length_km = 10 |width_km = 5.5 |coastline_km = |elevation_m = 293 |highest_mount = Boknafjellet |country = [[Norway]] |country_admin_divisions_title = County |country_admin_divisions = [[Rogaland]] |country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Municipality |country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Bokn Municipality]] |population = 646<ref name="snl" /> |population_as_of = 2018 |density_km2 = 18 |density_footnotes = }}
'''Vestre Bokn'''<ref name="name">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/790073 |access-date=2026-03-14 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> is an [[island]] in [[Bokn Municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. The {{convert|36|km2|adj=on}} island is the main island of the municipality. It lies on the northern side of the [[Boknafjorden]] at the southern end of the [[Karmsundet]] strait. Vestre Bokn lies between the islands of [[Karmøy (island)|Karmøy]] (to the west) and [[Austre Bokn]] and [[Ognøya]] (to the northeast). The main population centre on the island is the village of [[Føresvik]], the [[administrative centre]] of the whole municipality. There are about 646 inhabitants on the island (as of 2018).<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Vestre_Bokn|Vestre Bokn|2026-03-14|Thorsnæs|Geir|2024-11-27|editor2-first=Per Roger|editor2-last=Lauritzen}}</ref>
Vestre Bokn is connected to the mainland via a series of bridges on the [[European route E39]] highway which connect to Austre Bokn, then to Ognøya, and then to the mainland. There is a regular ferry route from the island across the Boknafjorden to the island of [[Rennesøy (island)|Rennesøy]], which in turn is connected to the [[Stavanger (city)|city of Stavanger]] by a series of roads, bridges, and tunnels.<ref name="snl" /> The [[Rogfast]] tunnel, which is currently under construction, will connect this island to the mainland [[Stavanger Peninsula]] to the south.
==See also== *[[List of islands of Norway]]
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[[Category:Islands of Rogaland]] [[Category:Bokn Municipality]]