Mosken
Sign in to saveMosken is a small uninhabited rocky island in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 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.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Mosken
- Islands.image_name
- Mosken 1.jpg
- Islands.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Islands.location
- Nordland, Norway
- Islands.archipelago
- Lofoten
- Islands.area_km2
- 1.5
- Islands.length_km
- 2.2
- Islands.width_km
- 1.2
- Islands.elevation_m
- 385
- Islands.highest_mount
- Wilhelmstind
- Islands.country
- Norway
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Nordland
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Municipality
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Værøy Municipality
- Islands.population
- 0
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2018
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Lofoten
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Værøy Municipality
- Population
- +0
- Area
- +1.5
- Elevation
- +385
- Body of water
- Vestfjorden
- Image
- Værøy Moskenstraumen lub 2025-07-23 img01.jpg
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Mosken is a small uninhabited rocky island in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 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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