Lofoten

archipelago and traditional district in Nordland county, Norway
Place island_group Q186822
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Lofoten

Summary

Lofoten is an island group[1]. Lofoten ranks in the top 3% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,389 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lofoten is located in Nordland[3].
  • Lofoten is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Lofoten is on the body of water Arctic Ocean[5].
  • Lofoten's instance of is recorded as island group[6].
  • Lofoten's instance of is recorded as archipelago[7].
  • Lofoten's instance of is recorded as region[8].
  • Lofoten's Commons category is recorded as Lofoten[9].
  • Lofoten's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[10].
  • Lofoten comprises Austvågøya[11].
  • Lofoten's highest point is recorded as Higravstinden[12].
  • Lofoten's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 68.333056, 'lon': 14.666389}[13].
  • Lofoten's official website is recorded as http://lofoten.info/en[14].
  • Lofoten's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lofoten[15].
  • Lofoten's Commons gallery is recorded as Lofoten[16].
  • Lofoten's described at URL is recorded as https://openbeta.io/crag/a3b22386-c143-5159-a4fd-cd3e09af2a26[17].
  • Lofoten's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/lofoten-25074/[18].
  • Lofoten's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Lofoten's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20].
  • Lofoten's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Lofoten's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[22].
  • Lofoten's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[23].
  • Lofoten's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24].
  • Lofoten's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Lofoten's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[26].
  • Lofoten's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'lofoting'}[27].

Body

Geography

Lofoten is in the country of Norway[4]. Lofoten is located in Nordland[3]. Lofoten is on the body of water Arctic Ocean[5].

Physical Characteristics

Lofoten covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1227'}[28]. Lofoten sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1161'}[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island group[6], archipelago[7], and region[8]. Lofoten's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[26].

Why It Matters

Lofoten ranks in the top 3% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,389 views/month).[2] Lofoten has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Lofoten is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . sprakradet.no. Retrieved . sprakradet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://lofoten.info/en
    Website
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1161'}
    Located in
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 108075, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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