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	Welcome to visit lofoten Islands - lofoten-startside.no - tourist and information guide to accomodations, attractions, ...
		LOFOTEN - et naturens energisenter - nord for Polarsirkelen - I de lyse netters land
		Sommer i Lofoten er ei fantastisk tid for den som søker naturen, stillheten og arktiske opplevelser.
		Drømmer du om en noe annerledes ferie eller utfordring, kan en tur til Lofoten, trolig gi deg en opplevelse som ikke er hverdagskost for alle.
	www.lofoten-startside.no (430 words)

	Lofoten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway.
		Lofoten encompasses the municipalities of Vågan, Vestvågøy, Flakstad, Moskenes, Værøy, and Røst.
		The principal towns in Lofoten are Leknes in Vestvågøy and Svolvær in Vågan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lofoten (772 words)

	roffemix: Lofoten
		Lofoten is the archipelago to the west in the ocean, north of the Arctic Circle, at the 67th and 68th degree parallels.
		Lofoten consists of mountains and peaks, wide open ocean, sheltered inlets, stretches of seashore and large virgin areas.
		In the areas to the west and the north of the Lofoten islands the midnight sun is visible from 27 May till 17 July.
	rroffemix.blogspot.com /2005/07/lofoten.html (991 words)

	Lofoten
		Lofoten is a land of excitement, a hotbed of fascination and enchantment.
		And the people are easygoing, open and hospitable – accustomed to strangers due to the traditional influx of large numbers of visiting fishermen during the winter.
		Lofoten is a love child, I respectfully add – conceived and fostered by nature and culture.
	www.lofoten-info.no (356 words)

	Lofoten Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lofoten Islands are located in northern Norway about 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle (66.66 N).
		Lofoten Islands are considered to be one of the prettiest places on earth.
		Lofoten is also famous for cod-fishing and tiny fishing villages that dot the countryside.
	www.poptechnologist.com /nsf/nsf.php (795 words)

	Norway's Lofoten Islands Hike and Kayak
		The Lofoten Islands are an archipelago off the coast of Norway north of the arctic circle at the 67th and 68th latitudes.
		The Lofoten Islands are covered by forests of pine and birch.
		During the summer, the landscape is exposed to much light and relatively cool temperatures, enabling the alpine plants to flourish all the way down to the coast.
	www.wildernessinquiry.org /norway/areainfo.shtml (349 words)

	Lofoten summerhotell - english-intro
		The summer in Lofoten is like an increasing hunger, the more you eat, the more you want, just the way passion ought to be Lofoten is culture, it is fish, it is coast and people, and Lofoten is nature wild and insane.
		Lofoten is joy of life / joie de vivre, and amorous glances often ends with lifelong love
		We emphesize enjoying all of Lofoten`s possibilities, in our educatinal programs as well as in our leisure time, and one year in our school, we say, is the strongest way there is to experience Lofoten.
	www.lofotensommerhotell.no /sites/english/english_intro.htm (277 words)

	Lofoten Islands : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		The Lofoten Islands stretch from Vågan in the east to Røst and Skomvaer in the southwest.
		Arctic sea cod spawn beyond Lofoten, and especially in the Vestfjord, and huge harvesting operations are carried out between January and April.
		The first inhabitants of the Lofoten Islands were nomads who hunted and fished, but excavations show that agriculture existed here at least 4,000 years ago.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/lofotenislands/3093010001.html (577 words)

	Lofoten War Museum - The Lofoten Raid
		The attack on Lofoten, led to Gestapo establishing their main headquarter (SD) for the region (Lofoten and Vesterålen) in Svolvær.
		The "Wehrmacht" didn't feel safe at all after the Lofoten raid, resulting in that more German soldiers were assigned to Norways northern areas.
		The "Lofoten raid" is considered the first total victory against German during 2.w.war.
	www.lofotenkrigmus.no /e_lofotraid.htm (598 words)

	The Lofoten Islands - Norwegian cities: Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger - visitnorway.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This is the Lofoten Islands: the most unspoiled, stunning scenery in Norway.
		The Lofoten Museum, the Lofoten Aquarium and Gallery Espolin, which features the work of artist Kaare Espolin Johnson, are all close by.
		At the Lofoten Museum, the islands' history is presented in pictures and exhibitions of equipment, fishing tackle, boathouses and traditional boats.
	www.visitnorway.com /templates/NTRDestinationArticle.aspx?id=164658 (930 words)

	The Northern Lights Route - Lofoten in Paintings
		The first travelers to Lofoten were not particularly impressed by the area's beauty.
		His most renown painting with a northern Norwegian motif is "Fra Reine i Lofoten" (From Reine, in Lofoten), painted in the winter of 1883.
		During the summertime, and the Lofoten fishing season, Berg was at home in Svolvær.
	www.ub.uit.no /northernlights/eng/lofoten.htm (741 words)

	Lofoten Event, Svinøya Rorbuer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lofoten is a busy place during the fishing season, boats come and go, there is plenty of activity on the quayside, and you can pay a visit to the fish halls where the catch is landed and handled.
		Fill your backpack with food and hot drink, and set off on an unforgettable tour in genuine Lofoten scenery, where the mountains are the arena that affords you a view of the Vestfjord and the mighty North Atlantic itself on the far side.
		Lofoten Golf Course is a simple short and mid-distance course set naturally in the surrounding countryside.
	www.svinoya.no /event.htm (1733 words)

	Photographs of nature birds travels, Lofoten (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lofoten is the archipelago to the west in the ocean, north of the Artic Circle, at the 67th and 68th degree parallels.
		Agriculture developed early, and grain was harvested in Lofoten as early as 4,000 years ago.
		Following the 1860s came the largest herring migrations which were the basis of growth, prosperity and immigration.
	www.grandespirito.it /inglese/lofoteneng.html (302 words)

	~Lofoten Game of the Future~
		Currently fishing is the number one industry in Lofoten, second only to Oil which is Norway's number one industry.
		Currently, the possibility of Lofoten being protected and declaired a UNESCO world heritage site is being examined.
		The Lofoten islands are a large group of islands off the North West coast of Norway.
	www.futurefarmers.com /lofoten/history.html (463 words)

	Lofoten Golf Links
		Lofoten Golf Links has often been compared to well-known golf links in Scotland.
		The golf course is situated in the heart of the Lofoten Islands and is an excellent starting point for those wishing to enjoy the rest of Lofoten.
		In the fmiddle of Lofoten in the North of Norway.
	www.lofoten-golf.no /english.php (583 words)

	Orcas - a spectacular adventure! - Killer whale safari in the Lofoten Islands - visitnorway.com
		Lofoten consists of magnificent mountains and peaks, wide Open Ocean, sheltered inlets, stretches of seashore and large virgin areas.
		And from Lofoten you can board a Lofot-ferry and ride alongside the whales while they hunt for herring.
		With some luck, one will be able to witness the spectacular feeding technology of Norwegian killer whales when they gather a small group of herring, stun them with a tail-slap to pick them up one by one (carousel feeding).
	www.visitnorway.com /templates/NTRarticle.aspx?id=155424 (402 words)

	Lofoten travel guide - Wikitravel
		Lofoten [1] is a group of islands in the northern part of Norway.
		Although the summer of 2004 was very hot, travellers must remember that the Lofoten is above the polar circle.
		At night it may become cold and when the sun is not shining a warm sweater wouldn't be a luxury.
	wikitravel.org /en/Lofoten (274 words)

	Marco Guizzardi's Cycling Page-Norway
		The Lofoten have been inhabited permanently since prehistoric times, and at all epochs have enjoyed a level of civilization comparatively high.
		I soon realize that the Lofoten are a textbook case of islands with a weather side (NNW), and a lee side (SSE).
		Lofoten’s main towns and most villages are to be found on the latter.
	www.marcoguizzardi.it /norway.htm (3298 words)

	Killer whale safari - Lofoten Opplevelser (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lofoten Opplevelser arranges killer whale safaris on board rubber dinghies, and the experience of having these amazing creatures at such close range is quite beyond description!
		Trips are organised in accordance with the whereabouts of the killer whales at the time in question, and will last approx.
		The killer whale season lasts from the middle of October to the middle of January, and Lofoten Opplevelser collaborates with
	www.lofoten-opplevelser.no /english/html/killer_whale_safari.html (292 words)

	SummitPost - Lofoten Islands -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		Lofoten is a chain of islands far north on the coast of Norway.
		January and February are the coldest months, with an average temperature of -1°C. July and August are warmest with an average temperature of 12°C. May and June are the driest months, with an average 40 mm of rain.
		Saltstraumen in Bodö; (where you take the boat to Lofoten) is the strongest maelstrom in the world.
	www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/154655/lofoten-islands.html (1401 words)

	Rowan Huntley - Lofoten
		The E10 is the only main road on Lofoten and it stretches the entire length of the islands, joining them together like a string of beads with modern bridges and tunnels.
		By the end of my first week I had been introduced to many facets of the Lofoten way of life and had absorbed the fact that the mountains are 'there' and that everything goes on around them.
		Revenue generated from the stockfish trade is of crucial importance to Lofoten and, together with a growing tourism industry, they form the mainstay of the islanders existence.
	www.rowanhuntley.co.uk /lofoten.htm (1574 words)

	COMBINEDOPS Lofoten 2
		Operation Anklet, the second Lofoten Islands raid, was a diversion in support of a larger action at Vaagso further south on the Norwegian coast.
		There was no opposition to the landing, but a near miss from a German bomber convinced the planners that in future operations of this kind, air cover would be provided as a matter of routine.
		Feints and major raids were now a legitimate tactic to divert attention, confuse the enemy and to promote the idea in the collective mind of the German High Command that Norway was a serious option for the launch of an invasion of mainland Europe from the UK.
	www.combinedops.com /lofoten_2.htm (573 words)

	CMBINEDOPS Lofoten
		Operation Claymore was the 1st Lofoten Islands raid off the Norwegian coast just north of the Arctic Circle.
		The success of the raid was a fillip to morale in some quarters, but, there were some amongst the Commandos themselves, who were disappointed and disillusioned that the hazardous duties they had volunteered and trained for, had been used for such purposes.
		Lofoten Museum's page on Operation Claymore - the 1st Lofoten Raid.
	www.combinedops.com /Lofoten_Islands_Raid.htm (1104 words)

	Climbing in the Magic Islands
		The Lofoten Islands lie off Norway's northern cost, west of Narvik and 200km north of the Artic Circle.
		Climbing here is generally considered to have begun in 1889 with the ascent of "Vågakallen" (942m) by two local fishermen.
		There are no sport climbs here and although bolts do occur from time to time on the crags, their use has been very minimal and the preference has bin to preserve somewhat run out leads.
	www.svane.net /lofoten (395 words)

	WWF - New survey shows Norwegians are against oil drilling off Lofoten Islands
		The area is home to the world's largest cod and herring stocks, shoals of sperm whales and killer whales, some of the largest sea bird colonies in Europe, including puffin and cormorant, and the world’s biggest cold water coral reef, which was only discovered last year.
		Hansson said the survey shows that the people of Lofoten and others are aware of how important nature is to island livelihoods.
		On a national level, 40 per cent are against oil development in Lofoten, and 38 per cent in favour.
	www.panda.org /news_facts/newsroom/news/index.cfm?uNewsID=9964. (514 words)

	Lofoten Multi-Adventure Winter Trip Arctic Norway 2005
		The Lofoten skrei, or North Atlantic cod, is of particular interest since it comes to this region every year to spawn, thus providing the basis for our most famous fishery, the legendary Lofoten Cod Fishery.
		Hundreds of boats take part in the Lofoten Fishery, and even though today’s fishing fleet consists largely of modern vessels, the same traditional fishing gear that has been used for generations is still employed to a very large extent.
		The seas surrounding the Lofoten Islands are divided into parcels reserved for the different types of fishing gear: Hand-lines, Long-lines, Gillnets and Danish seines.
	www.crossinglatitudes.com /pages/itins/winter_lofo_itin.htm (1875 words)

	Nature Photography Forum: Lofoten Islands
		There are a couple of earlier threads on Lofoten in the archives, including some comments about the best time of year for the bird colonies.
		I would have thought that August was too late for the best bird opportunities (for example, the puffins will probably have headed back out to sea by then) but there are kittiwake and gull roosts you can photograph all year round, and sea eagles are easy to find too.
		Lofoten is also more accessible for Europeans driving their own cars not having to take the weekly ferry to Iceland.
	www.photo.net /bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=003VIY (1086 words)

	Lofoten Fishery - Lofoten Opplevelser
		By February/March they arrive in Lofoten to spawn, providing the basis of our most famous seasonal fishery: the legendary Lofoten Winter Fishery.
		Hundreds of boats take part in the Lofoten Fishery, and even though today’s fleet consists largely of modern vessels, the fishermen use more or less the same, traditional fishing gear that has been used for generations.
		There is a hive of activity on all sides — gear is being hauled in or set, the fishermen are calling to each other between boats, and the VHF’s are crackling away.
	www.lofoten-opplevelser.no /english/html/lofoten_fishery.html (186 words)

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