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Fløya
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Fløya (also known as Fløyfjellet or Svolen) is a mountain adjacent to the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The tall mountain is located near the southeastern shore of the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.
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- Instance of
- mountain
- Part of
- Lofoten
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Vågan Municipality
- Elevation
- 590
- Image
- Fløyfjellet (Nordland) 2013.jpg
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- Fløya (Vågan)
- located in/on physical feature
- Austvågøya
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Fløya (also known as Fløyfjellet or Svolen) is a mountain adjacent to the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The tall mountain is located near the southeastern shore of the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.
The mountain is popular among climbers, in particular Svolværgeita, a high pinnacle at the southern face of Fløya, which resembles a goat with two horns.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fløya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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