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==Geography==
The main population centres on Sotra include (from north to south) Vindenes, [[Ågotnes]], [[Knappskog]], Møvik, [[Tælavåg]], [[Hammarsland]], [[Skogsvåg]], and [[Klokkarvik]]. Part of the island was in the former municipality of [[Fjell]], and the large disused [[Fjell Fortress]], built by German forces in World War II, is on the island.
The island of Sotra is part of an [[archipelago]], so it is surrounded by islands and waterways. To the east of Sotra lies the island of [[Litlesotra]]. The small islands of [[Bildøy]] and [[Geitung]] lie near Litlesotra. The [[Raunefjorden]] (to the east) separates Sotra from the mainland [[Bergen Peninsula]]. The small islands of [[Tyssøyna]], [[Lerøyna]], and [[Bjelkarøyna]] lie in the Raunefjorden off the southeastern coast of Sotra. To the south of Sotra lies the island of [[Toftøya]] and the [[Korsfjorden]]. To the west of Sotra lie a number of small islands including [[Algrøyna]] and [[Lokøyna]]. Finally, to the north of Sotra lie the small islands of [[Misje]], [[Turøyna]], and [[Toftøyna]]. Sotra is connected to the mainland by a series of road bridges across Bildøy and Litlesotra before crossing the [[Sotra Bridge]], the seventh-longest suspension bridge in Norway.<ref name="snl" /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Fjell|first1=Ragnvald|title=Sotrabrua|date=1989|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
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