Røst
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Røstlandet or simply Røst is an island in Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island makes up the majority of the land of the municipality and is home to most of its residents. The island is very low and marshy, with the highest point on the island only reaching above sea level. There are many small lakes on the island, many of the wetlands areas on the island are located in a protected nature reserve.
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Vinony's link graph records 43 inbound references to Røst, and connects out to Norway, sheep and island.
The entry is geolocated on the map in isle, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Islands of Nordland and Røst Municipality.
Vinony links it to 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- RøstlandetRøst
- Islands.mapframe zoom
- 10
- Islands.location
- Nordland, Norway
- Islands.area_km2
- 3.6
- Islands.length_km
- 2.7
- Islands.width_km
- 2.1
- Islands.highest_mount
- 11 m
- 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
- Røst Municipality
- Islands.population
- 480
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2016
- Islands.density_km2
- 133
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Røst
- Area
- 0.57
- Elevation
- 3
- Body of water
- Atlantic Ocean
- Image
- Steingjerde Røst Lofoten.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- different from
- Røstlandet
- located in/on physical feature
- Lofoten
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Encyclopedic overview
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Røstlandet or simply Røst is an island in Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island makes up the majority of the land of the municipality and is home to most of its residents. The island is very low and marshy, with the highest point on the island only reaching above sea level. There are many small lakes on the island, many of the wetlands areas on the island are located in a protected nature reserve.
The village of Røstlandet is a fishing village that covers the southeastern part of the island. Røst Airport is located on the northern part of the island. Røst Church is located in the village. The remaining uninhabited parts of the island are dominated by sheep farming and racks for drying fish.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Røst” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations