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(Redirected from Fløyfjellet (Nordland)) Mountain in Nordland, Norway This article is about the mountain in Nordland. For the mountain in Bergen that is also called Fløyfjellet, see Fløyen.
Fløya
Fløyfjellet / Svolen (historic)
Fløya seen from Svolvær
Highest point
Elevation590 m (1,940 ft)
Coordinates68°14′54″N 14°36′04″E / 68.2483°N 14.6012°E / 68.2483; 14.6012
Geography
Interactive map of the mountain
LocationNordland, Norway
Parent rangeLofoten

Fløya (also known as Fløyfjellet or Svolen) is a mountain adjacent to the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 590-metre (1,940 ft) 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 150 m (490 ft) high pinnacle at the southern face of Fløya, which resembles a goat with two horns.

Name

The official name of the mountain is Fløya, but it is also known as Fløyfjellet. The mountain was historically called Svålen or Svolen and now that name usually refers to one of the lower peaks on the east side of the mountain.

References

  1. ^ "Fløya, Vågan (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn Fløya". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  3. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn Fløyfjellet". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  4. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn Svolen". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  5. Webster, Ed (1994). Climbing in the Magic Islands. A climbing and hiking guidebook to the Lofoten Islands of Norway. Henningsvær: Nord Norsk Klatreskole. p. 194.
  6. Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2010). NAF Veibok 2010–2012 (in Norwegian) (29 ed.). Oslo: Norwegian Automobile Federation. pp. 107, 668, 669.
  7. "Svolen, Vågan (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-20.


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