Moskenesøya

	Moskenesøya Moskenesøya (lit. ''Moskenes Island'') is an island at the southern end of the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t .... The island is shared between Moskenes Municipality and Flakstad Municipality. The tidal whirlpool system known as Moskstraumen, one of the strongest in the world, is located between Moskenesôya's Lofoten Point and the island of Mosken. Geography The island consists of an agglomeration of glaciated hills with the highest peak being the Hermannsdalstinden mountain. It is elongated from southwest to northeast and it is about long and wide. It also has a very uneven shoreline. The island is connected to the nearby island of Flakstadøya by the Kåkern Bridge which is part of the European route E10 whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Moskstraumen The Moskstraumen or Moskenstraumen is a system of tidal eddies and whirlpools, one of the strongest in the world, that forms at the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway between the Norwegian Sea and the Vestfjorden. It is located between the Lofoten Point ( no, Lofotodden) on the island of Moskenesøya (in Moskenes Municipality) and the island of Mosken (in Værøy Municipality).Maelstrom Encyclopædia Britannica on-lineThe Lofoten Maelstrom , University of Oslo , includes animation of the tidal current Moskstraumen is unusual in that it occurs in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Flakstad Municipality Flakstad is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of the island group Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ramberg. Other villages include Fredvang, Napp, Nusfjord, and Vareid. The municipality is located in the Lofoten Islands and comprises the entire island of Flakstadøya and the northern part of the island of Moskenesøya. The European route E10 highway runs across the whole municipality. The municipality is the 311th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Flakstad is the 317th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,216. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 12.1% over the previous 10-year period. General information The municipality of Flakstad was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 July 1916, the southern part of the municipality (population: 1,306) was separated to form the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Moskenes Moskenes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality comprises the southern part of the island of Moskenesøya in the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Reine. Other villages include Sørvågen, Hamnøy, and Å. The municipality is the 321st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Moskenes is the 333rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 982. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 12% over the previous 10-year period. Debt of the municipal government: it owes 100 million Norwegian kroner (as of 2022); the significant debt makes it difficult to find other municipalities that are interested in merging with Moskenes. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Moskenes'' farm ("Muskenes" – 1567), since the first Moskenes Church was built there. The first element is probably derived from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lofoten Lofoten () is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. There are two towns, Svolvær and Leknes – the latter is approximately north of the Arctic Circle and approximately away from the North Pole. The archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude. Etymology ''Lofoten'' ( non, Lófótr) was the original name of the island Vestvågøya. The first element is ''ló'' (i.e., " lynx") and the last element is derived from Norse ''fótr'' (i.e., "foot"), as the shape of the island must have been compared with that of a lynx's foot. (The old name of the neighbouring island Flakstadøya was ''Vargfót'', " wolf's foot", from ''vargr'' "wolf".) Alternatively it could derive from the word for light in reference to the presence of Aurora Boreali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Moskenes Municipality Moskenes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality comprises the southern part of the island of Moskenesøya in the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Reine. Other villages include Sørvågen, Hamnøy, and Å. The municipality is the 321st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Moskenes is the 333rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 982. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 12% over the previous 10-year period. Debt of the municipal government: it owes 100 million Norwegian kroner (as of 2022); the significant debt makes it difficult to find other municipalities that are interested in merging with Moskenes. Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Moskenes'' farm ("Muskenes" – 1567), since the first Moskenes Church was built there. The first element is probably derived from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kåkern Bridge The Kåkern Bridge ( no, Kåkern bru) is a cantilever road bridge that crosses the Kåkernsundet strait between the islands of Flakstadøya and Moskenesøya in the municipality of Flakstad in Nordland county, Norway. The long Kåkern Bridge was opened in 2002. The Kåkern Bridge is one of the many bridges that connect the islands of the Lofoten archipelago to each other. The Fredvang Bridges are the only other bridge connection between Flakstadøya and Moskenesøya. History The old Kåkern Bridge (approx 1961) The present Kåkern Bridge replaced an older suspension bridge. The old Kåkern Bridge was long and it was in use from 1961 until 2002 when the new bridge was completed just to the south of the old bridge.. Retrieved 2012-06-17. See also List of bridges in Norway List of bridges in Norway by length List of bridges List of bridges by length This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than in length sorted by their full length above land and wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hamnøy 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 northeast of the village of Reine, along the Vestfjorden. Hamnøy was previously connected to Reine by ferry, but this was replaced by bridges on the European route E10 European route E10 is the second shortest Class A road which is part of the International E-road network. It begins in Å, Norway and ends in Luleå, Sweden. The road is about 850 km (530 mi) in length. The Norwegian part of th ... highway as part of the Lofoten Mainland Connection. References Moskenes Villages in Nordland Populated places of Arctic Norway {{Nordland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hermannsdalstinden Hermannsdalstinden is the highest mountain on the island of Moskenesøya. It is located in the Lofoten archipelago in the municipality of Moskenes in Nordland county, Norway. The tall mountain lies on the west side of the island, about west of the municipal centre of Reine 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 southwest of the town of Tromsø. R .... There's a cabin, Munkebu Hut, that is used as an overnight base camp for summiting Hermannsdalstinden. The hike from Munkebu Hut to the Hermannsdalstinden summit takes about six to eight hours round trip. References Mountains of Nordland Moskenes External links Hiking trail description for Hermannsdalstinden br /> {{Nordland-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mosken Mosken is a small uninhabited rocky island in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located in the Lofoten archipelago about halfway between the islands of Værøya to the south and Moskenesøya to the north. The Moskenstraumen maelstrom—one of the most powerful in the world—is located on the north side of the island of Mosken. Historically, the island was used for grazing sheep in both the summer and the winter. Media gallery DSC00087mosken.JPG, Mosken with Værøy in the background Moskstraumen.jpg, Moskenstraumen with Mosken and Værøy in the background and Moskenesøy to the right Mosken fra sjoen.jpg, View of Mosken, seen from the sea Mosken.jpg, View of Mosken from Værøy, looking north See also * List of islands of Norway 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 * Alden * Aldra * Algrøy * Alsta * Altra * Anda * Andabeløya * Andørja * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Flakstadøya Flakstadøya is an island in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The entire island lies within Flakstad Municipality with the Vestfjorden on the east side of the island and the Norwegian Sea The Norwegian Sea ( no, Norskehavet; is, Noregshaf; fo, Norskahavið) is a marginal sea, grouped with either the Atlantic Ocean or the Arctic Ocean, northwest of Norway between the North Sea and the Greenland Sea, adjoining the Barents Sea to ... on the west side of the island. Geography The island is connected to the neighboring island of Moskenesøya (to the south and west) by the Kåkern Bridge and Fredvang Bridges. It is connected to the island of Vestvågøya (to the northeast) through the undersea Nappstraum Tunnel. The European route E10 highway crosses the island and connecting to the neighboring islands. There are several villages on the island including the administrative centre of the municipality, Ramberg (Flakstad), Ramberg, and others such as Fredvang, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sørvågen, Moskenes Sørvågen is a fishing village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Moskenesøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The village of Å lies just to the south. Moskenes Church is located just north of the village along European route E10. The village has a population (2018) of 440 which gives the village a population density of . Tourism The village has several scenic and tourist attractions in and around the village. It contains a local department of the ''Norsk Telemuseum'' (Norwegian Telecom Museum) which reflects the local history of telegraphy. In 1861, the island became part of the Lofoten telegraph line with a station in Sørvågen (which became the Sørvågen museum in 1914), being finally connected with Europe in 1867. In 1906, a wireless telegraph Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object beari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Å, Moskenes Å (, from ''å'' meaning "stream") is a village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about southwest of the village of Sørvågen on the island of Moskenesøya, towards the southern end of the Lofoten archipelago. It is connected to the rest of the archipelago by the European route E10 highway, which ends here. This part of the highway is also called King Olav's Road. Until the 1990s, Å was mainly a small fishing village specializing in stockfish, but since then tourism has taken over as the main economic activity. The town features the Lofoten Stockfish Museum and the Norwegian Fishing Village Museum as two big tourist attractions. Name The village (originally a farm) is first known to be mentioned in 1567 as "Aa". The name is from Old Norse word "''á"'' which means "(small) river". The name was spelled "''Aa"'' until 1917 when the Norwegian language reform changed the letter "''aa"'' to "''å"''. The village is sometimes refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]