Mosken
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Mosken is a small uninhabited rocky island in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located in the Lofoten archipelago about halfway between the islands of Værøya to the south and Moskenesøya to the north. The Moskenstraumen maelstrom—one of the most powerful in the world—is located on the north side of the island of Mosken. Historically, the island was used for grazing sheep in both the summer and the winter.
Mosken is a small uninhabited rocky island in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located in the Lofoten archipelago about halfway between the islands of Værøya to the south and Moskenesøya to the north. The Moskenstraumen maelstrom—one of the most powerful in the world—is located on the north side of the island of Mosken. Historically, the island was used for grazing sheep in both the summer and the winter.
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Værøy Moskenstraumen lub 2025-07-23 img01.jpg|Mosken with Moskenesøya in the background Moskstraumen.jpg|Moskenstraumen with Mosken and Værøy in the background and Moskenesøy to the right Mosken fra sjoen.jpg|View of Mosken, seen from the sea Mosken.jpg|View of Mosken from Værøy, looking north
See also
List of islands of Norway
References
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