Moskenesøya
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Lofoten, Norway
- Also known as: “Moskenesö”, “Moskenesöen”, and “Moskenesøy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Helvetestinden.
Helvetestinden
Peak
Helvetestinden is a granite mountain peak located near Bunes beach in Moskenes Municipality in Lofoten, Norway. It is located within the Lofotodden National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reine and Sund.
Reine
Village
Photo: ZiYouXunLu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lofoten is a group of islands in the northern part of Norway. With its postcard-looking small fishing villages nestled in fjords dotting a very rugged coast with abrupt peaks rising directly from the ocean, the archipelago is often described as one of the most scenic parts of Norway. Reine is situated 7 km southeast of Moskenesøya.
Sund
Village
Photo: Sxilderik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sund is a fishing village in Flakstad Municipality in the Lofoten district of Nordland county, Norway. The settlement, with around 100 permanent residents, is located on the southwest coast of the island of Flakstadøya. Sund is situated 9 km east of Moskenesøya.
Moskenesøya
- Category: landform
- Location: Moskenes, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Moskenesøya from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Moskenesøya” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Moskenesøya”
- Azerbaijani: “Moskenesyoy”
- Bulgarian: “Москенесьой”
- Catalan: “Moskenesøya”
- Cebuano: “Moskenesøya”
- Chinese: “莫斯克內斯島”
- Chinese: “莫斯克内斯岛”
- Czech: “Moskenesøy”
- Danish: “Moskenesøya”
- Dutch: “Moskenesøya”
- Egyptian Arabic: “موسكينيسويا”
- Finnish: “Moskenesøy”
- Finnish: “Moskenesøya”
- French: “Île de Moskenes”
- French: “Moskenesoy”
- French: “Moskenesøy”
- French: “Moskenesoya”
- French: “Moskenesøya”
- German: “Moskenesoy”
- German: “Moskenesöy”
- German: “Moskenesøy”
- Greek: “Μoσκενέσεγια”
- Italian: “Moskenesøya”
- Japanese: “モスケネス島”
- Macedonian: “Москенесеј”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Moskenesøy”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Moskenesøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Moskenesøya”
- Norwegian: “Moskenesøya”
- Polish: “Moskenesøya”
- Portuguese: “Moskenesøya”
- Russian: “Москенесёй”
- Slovak: “Moskenesøy”
- Spanish: “Moskenesøya”
- Swedish: “Moskenesøya”
- Turkish: “Moskenesøya”
- Ukrainian: “Москенесея”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kjerkfjorden and Bunes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kobbsteinen and Brunakseltinden.
Nordland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Lofoten, Narvik, Bodø, and Mo i Rana.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Moskenesøya”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.