Lovund
Lovund
Island in Norway
Lovund is an island and village in the municipality of Lurøy in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located west of the Solvær islands and southeast of the Træna islands. Lovund is notable for the large puffin breeding colony located on the rocky north slope of the island.[1]
The village of Lovund (sometimes called Strand) is located in the northeastern part of the island. The 0.53-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2018) of 499 and a population density of 942 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,440/sq mi).[2] Lovund Church, located in the village, serves the people of the island.