Lofoten
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.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Værøy.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sildpollnes Church and Kvitfossen power station.
Sildpollnes Church
Sildpollnes Church is a chapel of the Church of Norway…
Kvitfossen power station
Kvitfossen power station is an industrial building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laupstad and Liland.
Lofoten
- Archipelago
- …has about 24,500 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,160 metres (3,810 feet)
- Description: archipelago and traditional district in Nordland county, Norway
- Also known as“Lofoden Islands”“Lofoten Islands”
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude
68.3331° or 68° 19′ 59″ north
Longitude
14.6664° or 14° 39′ 59″ east
Open location code
9FWP8MM8+6H
OpenStreetMap ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Lofoten” goes by many names.
جزر لوفوتنArabic
Լոֆոտենյան կղզիներArmenian
Islles LofotenAsturian
Lofoten adalarıAzerbaijani
LofotenBasque
Lofoten uharteakBasque
Lofoten uhartediaBasque
Лафатэнскія астравыBelarusian
লোফোটেনBengali
LofotenBreton
Лофотенски островиBulgarian
Illes LofotenCatalan
LofotenCatalan
LofotenCebuano
罗弗敦群岛Chinese
羅弗敦群島Chinese
Lofotské ostrovyCzech
LofotyCzech
LofotenDanish
LofoddenDutch
LofotenDutch
LofotenEsperanto
LofotojEsperanto
LofoodidEstonian
LofotenFaroese
LofootitFinnish
LofotenFinnish
Illas LofotenGalician
LofotenGalician
ΛοφότενGreek
לופוטןHebrew
LofotenHungarian
LófótIcelandic
LófótenIcelandic
LofotenIdo
Lofoten insuliIdo
Lofoten InsulesInterlingue
LofotenIrish
Isole LofotenItalian
LofotenItalian
ロフォーテン諸島Japanese
LofotenJavanese
Лофотен аралдарыKazakh
Лофотен аралдарыKirghiz
로포텐 제도Korean
LofotenLatin
Lofotu salasLatvian
LofotenasLithuanian
Lofoteno salosLithuanian
LofotenLuxembourgish
ЛофотенMacedonian
Лофотенски ОстровиMacedonian
ЛуфутенMacedonian
LofotenMalay
ലോഫോടെൻMalayalam
LofootenNorthern Frisian
LofotenNorthern Sami
LofuohtaNorthern Sami
LofotenNorwegian
LofotenNorwegian Bokmål
LofotryggenNorwegian Bokmål
LofotenNorwegian Nynorsk
ЛофотенOssetian
Лофотенаг сакъадæхтæOssetian
Лофотены сакъадæхтæOssetian
لوفوتنPersian
LofotenPolish
LofotyPolish
LofotenRomanian
ЛофотенRussian
Лофотенские островаRussian
ЛофотеныRussian
ЛуфутенRussian
LofotenScots
Lofotska ostrvaSerbian
ЛофотенSerbian
Лофотска острваSerbian
LofotySlovak
LofotiSlovenian
لوفوتنSouth Azerbaijani
LofotenSwedish
ลูฟูเตินThai
LofotenTurkish
Лофотенські островиUkrainian
لوفوتینUrdu
Lofoten orollariUzbek
Isołe LofotenVenetian
Ìxołe LofotenVenetian
Ìzołe LofotenVenetian
LofotenVenetian
LofotenVietnamese
LofotenWaray (Philippines)
Lofoten (purô)Waray (Philippines)
LofotenWestern Frisian
لوفوٹنWestern Panjabi
罗弗敦群岛Wu Chinese
羅弗敦群島Yue Chinese
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