Amazing Small Town in the Artic Circle Lofoten Islands, northern Norway located in the Arctic Circle.
Lofoten is known in Norway due to extraordinary natural beauty but apparently not yet a worldwide reputation. Located at 68-69 degrees latitude and the Arctic Circle affected by Arctic temperature anomaly, Lafoten course, already qualified to become one of the places with outstanding natural scenery beautiful on this planet. Not to mention with an atmosphere that provide tranquility for its visitors.
It makes Lafoten into a city called "An Arctic Paradise" We can find many seas with a group of coral reefs in the world's largest water.
There are millions of sea birds with many species such as albatross, cormorant and Puffin. There is also a species of beaver and deer. The residents in the vicinity gave the name to one of the islands known as Vestvågøya and other islands, Flakstadøya, which means foot emang wolf because the island is shaped like a wolf footprints. Now, the whole archipelago is known as Lofoten and including regional districts in Norway Nordland. Because climate is unique, Lafoten also became the center of the largest cod fishery for more than a thousand years ago.
Cod migrate south from the Barents Sea gathered in Lofoten to spawn and the fishing industry in the same long-exploit those conditions. For centuries, Norway is a place where a large amount of cod exported to most of Northern Europe. Even
lines of islands consists of natural walls with a height of about 1100 meters. Mountains and cliffs on the north side Vestfjord protect the area. But what really created the anomaly of the Arctic circle? The answer is the Gulf Stream along the Norwegian Current and the North Atlantic. See the river flowing gently just enough to make us wonder if we really are at the Arctic Circle. Lofoten is known for its beautiful stretch of sandy beach. But there is a danger that is ready to haunt. Put Malstrøm known as vortex pairs ebb in western Lofoten. But generally the beach in Lafoten safe.
Lofoten Islands is the northernmost place in the world where the average temperature is above zero throughout the year. In January the average temperature of -1.5 C and in summer months have an average of 13 C for 24 hours throughout the day. The hottest temperature ever recorded was 30.4 C. There are 3 local airports which each only serves more than 100 people every day. Quite surprising for an island with extraordinary beauty.
But UNESCO has long Lofoten crowned as a World Heritage Site How, do you want to try to adventure in Lofoten?
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