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Vestvågøya (or less-commonly: Vest-Vågøy) [2] is an island in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located within Vestvågøy Municipality. The island lies between the islands of Austvågøya and Gimsøya to the northeast and Flakstadøya to the southwest. There are also several small islands and skerries ...
Lofoten (Norwegian, pronounced [ˈlùːfuːtn̩]; English pronunciation: / ˈ l oʊ f oʊ t ən, l oʊ ˈ f oʊ t ən /, LOH-foh-tən, loh-FOH-tən), Lufoahtta , or Lufuohttá (Northern Sami) [1] is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks ...
Austvågøya [2] is the northeasternmost and largest of the larger islands in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located between the Vestfjorden and the Norwegian Sea. The island of Vestvågøya lies to the southwest and the large island of Hinnøya to the northeast. In 2017, the island had about 9,000 residents. [1]
The six main inhabited islands in the group are all interconnected by a small bridge and several man-made causeways. [ 5 ] Skrova Lighthouse is located in the southwestern part of the island group, about 2 km away from the village of same name. [ 5 ]
Terje Sorgjerd Time Lapse of Norway's Lofoten Archipelago (VIDEO) Kate Auletta. Updated September 22, 2016 at 5:13 PM. Terje Sorgjerd.
It is located not far from the Arctic Circle on the island of Moskenesøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Lofotodden National Park was established on 22 June 2018. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The national park covers an area of 99 square kilometres (38 sq mi), of which approximately 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi) is sea area. [ 4 ]
Litløy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Litløy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Litløya in the Vesterålen archipelago, which overlooks the nearby Lofoten islands. [1]
Å (Norwegian pronunciation:, from å meaning "stream") or Å i Lofoten (lit. ' Å in Lofoten ' ) [ 2 ] is a village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway . It is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of the village of Sørvågen on the island of Moskenesøya , towards the southern end of the Lofoten archipelago .