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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 ...
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Main street of Leknes by night Leknes in winter: view towards Skottinden Gravdal, which together with Fygle have grown together with Leknes, creating an urban area with over 5,400 inhabitants. The town is situated in the geographical middle of the Lofoten archipelago on the island of Vestvågøya .
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.
Gravdal is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Vestvågøya in the central part of the Lofoten archipelago, north of the Arctic Circle. The village is situated along the shore of the Buksnesfjorden, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the town of Leknes.
Norway (5) The Laponian area – Tysfjorden, the fjord of Hellenbotn and Rago (extension) (2002) The Lofoten Islands (2007) Svalbard Archipelago (2007) Islands of Jan Mayen og Bouvet as part of a serial transnational nomination of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge System (2007) Viking Monuments and Sites/Vestfold Ship Burials and Hyllestad Quernstone ...
The city of Harstad itself is located on the northeastern part of Hinnøya; it is the only city on the island, and is popularly known as Vågsfjordens perle (The pearl of Vågsfjorden). The highest point in Harstad Municipality is Sætertinden, which is 1,095 m (3,593 ft) above sea level.