As the ending "øy" in the name indicates, the place was originally an island; however, it is now joined to the Varanger peninsula by a narrow isthmus of land.
 At the mainland end of the isthmus the small hamlet of Valen is located.

The headland on the northern tip of Ekkerøy is called Varnes and its eastern tip is called Skagodden.
The bay on the northeastern side of the neck which joins Ekkerøy to the mainland is called Yttersida and that on the southwestern side is called Innersida.
As the ending "øy" in the name indicates, the place was originally an island; however, it is now joined to the Varanger peninsula by a narrow isthmus of land.  At the mainland end of the isthmus the small hamlet of Valen is located.
The headland on the northern tip of Ekkerøy is called Varnes and its eastern tip is called Skagodden. The bay on the northeastern side of the neck which joins Ekkerøy to the mainland is called Yttersida and that on the southwestern side is called Innersida.
Ekkerøy