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    Lofoten (/ˈloʊfoʊtən, loʊˈfoʊtən/ LOH-foh-tən, loh-FOH-tən, Norwegian: [ˈlùːfuːtn̩]) is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland...
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    Lofoten Stockfish Museum (Lofoten Tørrfiskmuseum) is located in the village of Å in the municipality of Moskenes, in the Lofoten islands in the county...
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    The Lofoten Vortex, also called Lofoten Basin Vortex or Lofoten Basin Eddy, is a permanent oceanic anticyclonic eddy, located in the northern part of...
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    The Lofoten fishery is considered a Norwegian traditional and culturally rich fishery. It has for many centuries played an important role for both the...
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  • FK Lofoten is a Norwegian football club, currently playing in the 4. Divisjon. The club was formed as a merger between Svolvær IL and Kabelvåg IL in 1992...
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    MS Lofoten (call sign LIXN) is a Norwegian passenger and cargo vessel formerly owned and operated by Hurtigruten AS. The ship was built in 1964. After...
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    Å, Moskenes (redirect from Å i Lofoten)
    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...
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  • The Lofoten Declaration, drafted in August 2017, is an international manifesto calling for the end of hydrocarbon exploration and further expansion of...
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    / 68.23111°N 14.56472°E / 68.23111; 14.56472 The Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Norwegian: Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) is a World War II museum located...
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    Vågan Church (Norwegian: Vågan kirke; nickname: Lofoten Cathedral) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county...
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  • HMS Lofoten was a vessel of the Royal Navy. Initially built as one of a large number of LSTs in 1945, she was named after the Norwegian islands that were...
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    British/Norwegian commando raid on the Lofoten Islands of northern Norway during the Second World War. The Lofoten Islands were an important centre for...
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    Lofoten Mainland Connection (Norwegian: Lofotens fastlandsforbindelse) or Lofast is a part of European route E10 that connects the Norwegian archipelago...
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    attractions in Kabelvåg: the Lofoten Museum, Lofoten Aquarium, and Espolin Gallery. Vågan Church (also known as the Lofoten Cathedral) is located in Kabelvåg...
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    Moskstraumen (category Lofoten)
    forms at the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway between the Norwegian Sea and the Vestfjorden. It is located between the Lofoten Point (Norwegian:...
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    Nordland County, Norway. It is located on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago, along the Vestfjorden. The 2.37-square-kilometre (590-acre)...
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    and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county. Sortland...
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  • granite mountain peak located near Bunes beach, municipality of Moskenes, in Lofoten, Norway. It is known for the 602 m high climbing route on the west facing...
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    stockfish produced in Lofoten and Vesterålen is often regarded as the best.[citation needed] The traditional cod harvest in Lofoten also takes place during...
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    was created on 1 March 1849 when the old Lofoten og Vesterålen prosti was divided in two, creating Lofoten prosti in the south and Vesterålen prosti...
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    other memorabilia; Lofoten War Museum, Norway. Soldiers' songbook in Norwegian ("Frontkjemper sangbok"), badges and rings; Lofoten War Museum, Norway...
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    Lofoten District Court (Norwegian: Lofoten tingrett) was a district court in Nordland county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Svolvær. The court...
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    Temperature anomalies found in coastal locations are exceptional, with southern Lofoten and Bø having all monthly means above freezing in spite of being north...
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  • "Lilyhammer"". VG. Retrieved 30 October 2014. Lofoten-ordfører om «Lilyhammer»-episode: – Jeg føler meg lurt [Mayor of Lofoten about «Lilyhammer»-episode: – I feel...
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    action off Lofoten was a naval battle fought between the German Kriegsmarine and the British Royal Navy off the southern coast of the Lofoten Islands, Norway...
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    Vestvågøy (with 10,764 inhabitants, it is the most populous municipality in Lofoten and Vesterålen). Leknes was designated a "town" (Norwegian: by) in 2002...
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    Lofoten – nå skal det renoveres". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 16 February 2022. "Prins får grønt lys for å renovere «surfebolig» i Lofoten"...
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  • Planet Lofoten is a Land Art Installation of the Solar System positioned in the open nature of West Lofoten in Northern Norway. The Planets are made from...
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    Archaeologists have uncovered the Chieftain House at Borg in Lofoten (På Borg på Vestvågøya i Lofoten), a large Viking Age building believed to have been already...
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    islands off the southern coast of the large island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The village is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest...
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