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    Mosken

    67°45′N 12°45′E

    Mosken is a small uninhabited rocky island in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. 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.

    View from Værøy across the Moskenstraumen to Mosken and Moskenesøy in Nordland, Norway
    View from Værøy across the Moskenstraumen to Mosken and Moskenesøy in Nordland, Norway

    Lukas Beck / CC BY 4.0

    Terrain

    67°45′N 12°45′E

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    Overview

    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. Historically, the island was used for grazing sheep in both the summer and the winter.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Lofoten

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Talus
    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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