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Lofoten is located at the 68th and 69th parallels north of the Arctic Circle in North Norway. Lofoten encompasses the municipalities of Vågan, Vestvågøy, Flakstad, Moskenes, Værøy, and Røst. The principal islands, running from north to south are: Southern tip of Hinnøya.
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
Reine [3] is the administrative centre of Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.The fishing village is located on the island of Moskenesøya in the Lofoten archipelago, above the Arctic Circle, about 300 kilometres (190 mi) southwest of the city of Tromsø.
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.
Lofotodden National Park (Norwegian: Lofotodden nasjonalpark) is a national park located in Moskenes Municipality and Flakstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. 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.
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.
It is located between the Lofoten Point (Norwegian: Lofotodden) on the island of Moskenesøya (in Moskenes Municipality) and the island of Mosken (in Værøy Municipality). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Moskstraumen is unusual in that it occurs in the open sea whereas most other whirlpools are observed in confined straits or rivers.
Henningsvær [3] is a fishing village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on several small islands off the southern coast of the large island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The village is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the town of Svolvær.