Sights | Norway | Raoul Kieffer Photography

Description

Lofoten is an archipelago in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten is known for a distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. The principal towns in Lofoten are Leknes in Vestvågøy and Svolvær in Vågan The main islands are joined to each other and the mainland by road bridges.

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There is evidence of human settlement extending back at least 11,000 years in Lofoten. The islands have for more than 1,000 years been the centre of great cod fisheries, especially in winter, when the cod migrates south from the Barents Sea and gathers in Lofoten to spawn.

Lofoten is located at the 68^th and 69^th parallels north of the Arctic Circle in North Norway. It is known for its natural environment within Norway. Lofoten encompasses the municipalities of Vågan, Vestvågøy, Flakstad, Moskenes, Værøy, and Røst. The principal islands, running from north to south are the Southern tip of Hinnøya, the Southern of Austvågøy, Gimsøya, Vestvågøy, Flakstadøya, Moskenesøya. Further to the south are the small and isolated islands of Værøy and Røst. The total land area amounts to 1,227 km².

Lofoten features a subpolar oceanic climate. Winter temperatures in Lofoten are very mild considering its location north of the Arctic Circle – Lofoten has the largest positive temperature anomaly in the world relative to latitude. This is a result of the Gulf Stream and its extensions: the North Atlantic Current and the Norwegian Current. Røst and Værøy are the most northerly locations in the world where average temperatures are above freezing all year.

List of sights

Å (Lofoten)2 photos

Coordinates: 67° 52′ 38″ N, 12° 58′ 33″ E

Å (Å i Lofoten), from å meaning “stream”, is a village in Moskenes municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 2 km southwest of the village of Sørvågen on the island of Moskenesøya, towards the southern end of the Lofoten… [Read more]

Aurora Borealis (Lofoten)6 photos

Aurora Borealis (Lofoten) (053) — Aurora Borealis (Lofoten)*Norway*

Coordinates: 68° 12′ 34″ N, 13° 29′ 50″ E

Norway is an area normally associated with the appearance of Aurora Borealis. There, under the auroral oval, one can observe the Aurora Borealis very often, sometimes daily. The actual visibility depends primarily on the season and on the weather. [Read more]

Flakstadpollen6 photos

Flakstadpollen (Lofoten) (043) — FlakstadpollenNorway

Coordinates: 68° 4′ 32″ N, 13° 19′ 12″ E

Flakstadpollen is a bay north of Flakstadøya, in the municipality of Flakstad, Nordland, which stretches for 3 km to the southwest from the inlet between Silsandneset in the west and Kvanndalselva in the east. The depth at the mouth is 1 to 2 m and… [Read more]

Hamnøy3 photos

Coordinates: 67° 56′ 46″ N, 13° 7′ 57″ E

Hamnøy or Hamnøya is a small fishing village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the eastern side of the island of Moskenesøya, about 1.5 km northeast of the village of Reine, along the Vestfjorden. Hamnøy was… [Read more]

Haukland8 photos

Haukland Beach (Lofoten) (100) — HauklandNorway

Coordinates: 68° 11′ 56″ N, 13° 31′ 37″ E

Haukland is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Haukland is part of the municipality of Vestvågøy. [Read more]

Kilan6 photos

Kilan Beach (Lofoten) (041) — KilanNorway

Coordinates: 68° 4′ 26″ N, 13° 20′ 44″ E

Kilan is a town in Nordland County, Norway. Administratively, Kilan is part of the municipality of Flakstad. [Read more]

Mærvollspollen Fjord2 photos

Mærvollspollen Fjord (Lofoten) (016) — Mærvollspollen FjordNorway

Coordinates: 68° 14′ 46″ N, 13° 40′ 5″ E

Mærvollspollen is a fjord arm of the Steinsfjord on the island of Vestvågøy in the Lofoten. The fjord stretches about 2 km east of the hamlet Saupstad in the fjord. [Read more]

Nusfjord15 photos

Nusfjord (Lofoten) (425) — NusfjordNorway

Coordinates: 68° 2′ 4″ N, 13° 20′ 56″ E

Nusfjord is a fishing village on Flakstadøy, one of the main islands of the Lofoten archipelago. The village belongs to Flakstad commune in Fylke, Norway. Nusfjord is located in the south of the island of Flakstadøy, by the Bottelvika Fjord, which… [Read more]

Reine16 photos

Coordinates: 67° 56′ 5″ N, 13° 5′ 15″ E

Reine 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 km southwest of the town of Tromsø. … [Read more]

Reinefjorden18 photos

Reinefjorden (Lofoten) (016) — ReinefjordenNorway

Coordinates: 67° 57′ 5″ N, 13° 2′ 44″ E

The Reinefjorden (Reinefjord) is a fjord arm of the Vestfjord in the municipality of Moskenes in Nordland, which extends almost 3 km in an easterly direction from the inlet between Hamnøy in the northeast and Andøya in the southwest (north of Reine). [Read more]

Sakrisøy6 photos

Sakrisøy (Lofoten) (034) — SakrisøyNorway

Coordinates: 67° 56′ 27″ N, 13° 6′ 43″ E

Sakrisøy (Sakrisøya) is a small island and a fishing village between Reine and Hamnøy in the municipality of Moskenes in Lofoten. The island is located in the Reinefjord, between Andøya and Olenilsøya. The highest point on the island is 18.5 m… [Read more]