Mosken

Mosken

Mosken

Island in Norway

Mosken is a small uninhabited rocky island in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 1.5-square-kilometre (0.58 sq mi) island is located in the Lofoten archipelago about halfway between the islands of Værøya to the south and Moskenesøya to the north. The Moskenstraumen maelstrom—one of the most powerful in the world—is located on the north side of the island of Mosken.[1][2] Historically, the island was used for grazing sheep in both the summer and the winter.[3]

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  • Mosken with Moskenesøya in the background
  • Moskenstraumen with Mosken and Værøy in the background and Moskenesøy to the right
  • View of Mosken, seen from the sea
  • View of Mosken from Værøy, looking north

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Maelstrom". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  2. [2]
    Store norske leksikon. "Moskenesstraumen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  3. [3]
    "Værøy". GoNorway.no. Retrieved 2012-03-05.


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