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Map of Lofoten and Vesterålen in Norway with names of some major islands: Date: 8 September 2006: Source: own work, based on public domain gmt outline: Author: User:Daf-de: Other versions: Македонски
Vesterålen is made up of several islands: Langøya, Andøya, Hadseløya, the western part of Hinnøya, the northern part of Austvågøya and several smaller islands. The landscape is mountainous, but the mountains have a more rounded shape compared to the mountains in Lofoten.
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Peter I Island: Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica: 0 156 Lars Christensen Peak: 1,640 11 Svenskøya: Svalbard: 0 137 230 12 Wilhelm Island: Svalbard: 0 120 656 13 Lågøya: Svalbard: 0 103.5 14 Bouvet Island: South Atlantic Ocean: 0 58 Olavtoppen: 780
It is part of the Vesterålen archipelago, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of the village of Bø on the coast of the large island of Langøya. The 0.67-square-kilometre (0.26 sq mi) island is best known for the Litløy Lighthouse located on the western part of the island. Its highest point on the island is the 103-metre (338 ft) tall ...
The main village on the island is Krossneset on the southern part of the island. The northern part of the island, on the southwest shore of Kvernafjord, is very sparsely inhabited. [1] Historically, the island was one of the two main islands of the old Meland Municipality. The island is strategically located at a major transportation crossroads.
It is one of the largest fishing villages on the west coast of the large island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. The village lies along the south side of Nykvåg bay and the neighboring village to the west is Vågen. The villages of Hovden and Malnes are located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Nykvåg.
Straume [3] is the administrative centre of Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.The village is located on the island of Langøya in the Vesterålen archipelago.The village is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the village of Bø (to the south) and the village of Eidet (to the north), in the west central part of the municipality.