Central Western Europe Kingdom of Norway Norway Lofoten Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten is known for a distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude. Lofoten (Old Norse: Lófót) was originally the old name of the island Vestvagoya. The shape of the island must have been compared with that of a lynx's foot. Lofoten is located at the 68th and 69th parallels north of the Arctic Circle in North Norway. Lofoten has a very high density of sea eagles and cormorants, and millions of other sea birds, among them the colourful puffin. Lofoten is well known for its natural beauty within Norway. The sea is rich with life, and the world's largest deep water coral reef, called the Røst Reef, is located west of Rost. There are no native conifer forests in Lofoten, but some small areas with private spruce plantations. Lofoten features a subpolar oceanic climate under the Koppen climate classification. Lofoten has the largest positive temperature anomaly in the world relative to latitude. This is a result of the Gulf Stream and its extensions: the North Atlantic Current and the Norwegian Current. The Lofoten Islands are characterised by their mountains and peaks, sheltered inlets, stretches of seashore and large virgin areas. Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway Lofoten Norway Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway 16.06.2015 Lofoten Norway