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1874
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Nordland
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Lofoten
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Reine
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Lillian Hansen ( Ap )
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2003
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374
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2004
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391
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11
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Neutral
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33W utm_northing=7535956 utm_easting=0414415 geo_cat=adm2nd
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is a municipality in the county of Nordland,
Norway . Moskenes is a part of
Lofoten .
This municipality is among the most scenic in all
Norway , and the picturesque fishing villages of
Hamnøy ,
Reine ,
Sørvågen ,
Moskenes ,
Å and
Tind have a dramatic backdrop of jagged peaks rising above the
Vestfjord .
Between Lofotodden, the southwestern tip of the Lofoten chain, and the offshore island of
Mosken , there is the tidal current of
Moskstraumen . This is better known internationally as the
Maelstrom , feared by all sailors. On the isolated north western coast of the island, there are also interesting
Stone Age cave paintings.
- Hans Erik Dyvik Husby , musician
- Birger Eriksen, commander at Oscarsborg, and responsible for the sinking of Blücher, the German ship headed for Oslo on the night between April 8 and 9, 1940. The sinking of Blücher delayed the German invasion forces from taking Oslo as fast as they wanted, and also giving the Norwegian Royal Family a chance to leave Oslo before the German forces entered.
