Aurora Borealis Over Moskenesøya Island

Moskenesøya is an island at the southern end of the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The 186-square-kilometre island is shared between Moskenes Municipality and Flakstad Municipality. The tidal whirlpool system known as Moskstraumen, one of the strongest in the world, is located between Moskenesøya's Lofoten Point and the islan…
Moskenesøya is an island at the southern end of the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. The 186-square-kilometre island is shared between Moskenes Municipality and Flakstad Municipality. The tidal whirlpool system known as Moskstraumen, one of the strongest in the world, is located between Moskenesøya's Lofoten Point and the island of Mosken.
  • Location: Nordland, Norway
  • Population: 1,263
  • Archipelago: Lofoten
  • Area: 186 km² (72 sq mi)
  • Length: 40 km (25 mi)
  • Width: 10 km (6 mi)
  • Highest elevation: 1,029 m (3376 ft)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org