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Map of Lofoten and Vesterålen in Norway with names of some major islands: Date: 8 September 2006: Source: own work, based on public domain gmt outline: Author: User:Daf-de: Other versions: Македонски
The European road E10 connects the larger islands of Lofoten with bridges and undersea tunnels. The E10 road also connects Lofoten to the mainland of Norway through the Lofast road connection, which was officially opened on 1 December 2007. There are several daily bus services between the islands of Lofoten and between Lofoten and the mainland ...
The Lofoten islands: Nordland 2002 iii, viii, ix, x (mixed) The Lofoten are a group of islands north of the Arctic Circle, spanning 250 kilometres (160 mi). They consist chiefly of Precambrian rocks. Cod fisheries have been an important source of income since the pre-Viking times.
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 ]
Svolvær is located in the Lofoten archipelago on the southern coast of the island of Austvågøya, facing the open sea of the Vestfjorden to the south, and with mountains immediately to the north. The most famous mountain, Svolværgeita , had its first recorded climb in 1910.
Terje Sorgjerd One of our favorite time-lapse photographers, Terje Sorgjerd, has just released a video of his newest subject: Norway's Lofoten
For an exhaustive list ordered by name, see list of islands of Norway. Rank Island County Area (km²) Highest point Altitude (m) 1 Hinnøya: Nordland and Troms: 2,204.7
Leknes ⓘ is a town [1] in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.The town is also the administrative centre of Vestvågøy Municipality (with 11,619 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality in Lofoten and Vesterålen).