Lofoten


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Noun1.Lofoten - a string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian SeaLofoten - a string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea
Kingdom of Norway, Noreg, Norge, Norway - a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
Norwegian Sea - the part of the Atlantic that lies off the Norwegian coast to the north of the North Sea
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Lutsenko had built his victory by making a 33-rider split on the frenetic rolling opening stage on the Lofoten islands and then limiting his losses to Barguil on the short-but-steep Storheia summit finish on Saturday, before snatching it at the very last.
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So good news then from adventure sailing experts Rubicon 3 who have expanded their choice of departures to the Lofoten Islands this summer.
Layered Landscapes Lofoten: Understanding of Complexity, Otherness and Change
Synopsis: "Layered Landscapes Lofoten: Understanding of Complexity, Otherness and Change" by Norwegian architects Magdalena Haggarde and Giles Lokken discusses approaches towards landscapes under pressure and transformation, and the importance of unprejudiced and experimental investigations to reveal its natural and cultural complexity.
Meanwhile Hurtigruten's Lofoten stole the show in the Small Ship category.
1941: British forces, assisted by local Norwegians, raided the German-occupied Lofoten Islands, destroying 11 ships.
1941: British forces, assisted by local Norwegians, raided the Germanoccupied Lofoten Islands, destroying 11 ships.
This was not Middle-earth but the Lofoten Islands, where steep, jagged peaks rise out of the sea as though a hulking mountain range had its tops chopped off and landed here.
The trip also incorporates various whistle stops for passengers to get out and see the country, including the picturesque cities of Alesund and Trondheim, the stunning Lofoten Islands and the Arctic capital of Tromso.
Including the distinct, mountainous Landegode Island with its whopping 42 inhabitants, and all the way out to the Lofoten archipelago.
What is the name of the famous whirlpool off the Norwegian Lofoten Islands?