▁The ▁islands ▁of ▁S ø nd re ▁Sand ø y ▁and ▁H æ rf ø l ▁are ▁the ▁two ▁only ▁islands ▁that ▁have ▁local ▁sh ops ▁and ▁roads ▁which ▁support ▁car ▁traffic . ▁▁ ▁Nord re ▁Sand ø y , ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁this ▁chain ▁of ▁islands ▁in ▁southern ▁H val er , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁islands ▁with ▁a ▁distinct ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una ▁divers ity . ▁Although ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁good ▁stretch ▁of ▁roads , ▁car ▁traffic ▁is ▁forb idden ▁there ▁and ▁no ▁commercial ▁activity ▁what so ever ▁exists . ▁ ▁In ▁many ▁ways , ▁this ▁gives ▁its ▁population ▁( most ly ▁summ ert ime ▁vac ation ers ) ▁a ▁greater ▁feeling ▁of ▁isol ation ▁from ▁the ▁average ▁Norwegian ' s ▁hect ic ▁life , ▁and ▁it ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁buffer ▁against ▁poll ution . ▁Nord re ▁Sand ø y ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁bases ▁of ▁Peter ▁T ord ensk j old ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁private er . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁b ays ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁is ▁named ▁" T ord ensk j olds bu k ta " ▁( ). ▁The ▁remains ▁of ▁two ▁dead ▁pir ates ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁Leg end ▁has ▁it ▁that ▁he ▁buried ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁tre asure ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁a ▁local ▁boy , ▁Simon ▁R ene ▁Magn ussen , ▁found ▁three ▁old ▁golden ▁co ins ▁while ▁sc uba ▁div ing ▁in