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The principal towns in Lofoten are Leknes in Vestvågøy Municipality and Svolvær in Vågan Municipality. The main islands are joined to each other and the mainland by road bridges. The Lofoten Islands are characterised by their mountains and peaks, sheltered inlets, stretches of seashore and large virgin areas.
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
A cluster of dozens of islands centred on Vega, just south of the Arctic Circle, forms a cultural landscape of 103,710 ha, of which 6,930 ha is land. The islands bear testimony to a distinctive frugal way of life based on fishing and the harvesting of the down of eider ducks, in an inhospitable environment.
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.
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area. A. Andørja, viewed from Harstad Atløy.
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 coast of Helgeland in southern Nordland and some islands further north to Skrova in Lofoten have a temperate oceanic climate with monthly mean temperatures above 0 °C (32 °F) in winter, and four months with mean at or above 10 °C (50 °F). This includes the towns Brønnøysund and Sandnessjøen.
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
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