Lofoten
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- proper noun
- Many tourists flock to Lofoten each summer to admire its breathtaking landscapes and charming fishing villages.
- Lofoten Islands
- Lofoten's waters
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It is the last day of September, and as I begin to travel back south, away from the Lofoten Islands and the Arctic Circle, I am scarcely conscious that I have indeed spent the last 8 days this far north.
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In the pavilion, the money takes to the alternative huskies to continue, even to the motor lasers of Lofoten.
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I reached Lofoten by train and bus and will be leaving by boat and airplane.
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One finds large firehouses all over the Lofoten Islands.
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A nicely paved road connects the archipelago and extends to the very tip of Lofoten to a town simply named.
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The Borg Viking Museum at Lofoten, Norway, for example, is advertised as "the most authentic Viking exhibition in 1000 years."
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Eivind never ceases to look for new ways to grow and challenge himself, and I will never forget my experience traveling with Eivind and his Norwegian-American family on a rock climbing vacation to the Lofoten Islands in Arctic Norway.
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Many sites have become open-air or proposed open-air museums—e.g., the Iron Age chieftain's hall at Borg in Lofoten—and provide economic development.
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The breathtaking scenery of Lofoten attracts photographers and nature lovers from around the world.
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Fishing has been a traditional livelihood for generations on the islands of Lofoten, known for its rich marine resources.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Lofoten comes from Old Norse. One popular story says it comes from Lófótr, made from ló 'lynx' and fótr 'foot', because the islands look like a lynx's paw from the sea, so the name pictures the islands' shape.