Møsstrond is a small island village in Vinje Municipality in

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. The village is located on the island Hovdeøyi which lies in the lake Møsvatn, high up in the mountains just east of

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. The village is located on the southern part of the island and it is very rural and isolated. The village has no road connections and is only accessible by boat. There are some scattered settlements surrounding the lake that don't have road connections either, so boats are frequently used on the lake. Møsstrond Church is located in the village and it serves the village and the vast, sparsely populated region surrounding the lake.

Climate

The climate in Møsstrond is

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''Dfc''), bordering on

tundra climate The tundra climate is a polar climate sub-type located in high latitudes and high mountains. It is classified as ET according to the Köppen climate classification. It is a climate which at least one month has an average temperature high enough ...

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''ET'').

References

Vinje Villages in Telemark {{Telemark-geo-stub