Lofoten is an archipelago and traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway, known for dramatic mountains and peaks alongside open sea, sheltered bays, beaches, and untouched land. Its two towns are Svolvaer and Leknes, with Leknes lying about 169 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. The archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude.
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Lofoten (English: LOH-foh-tən, loh-FOH-tən, Norwegian: [ˈlùːfuːtn̩]; Lule Sami: Lufoahtta; Northern Sami: Lufuohttá) is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway.
Associated With: Mesozoic, Article text, age Mesozoic
Some of the high relief and irregular surfaces of Lofoten has been attributed to etching that took place during the Mesozoic Era.
Associated With: Gneiss, Article text, rock Gneiss
The rocks of Lofoten belong to the wider Western Gneiss Region of Norway.
Caused By: Faulting, Article text
This is a normal fault whose fault scarp has been eroded, forming a strandflat.
Caused By: Erosion, Article text
This is a normal fault whose fault scarp has been eroded, forming a strandflat.
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