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Lofoten
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Sildpollnes Church
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Sildpollnes Church
island groupStraumnes, Nordland

Lofoten

Tentative World Heritage Site
Typeisland group
Built–
Best monthsJun–Augweather in Straumnes
68.33° N, 14.67° EUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
When to goStraumnes · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec17October
Best timeJun–Aug
October: high / low8° / 5°
iAbout

Lofoten in brief

Lofoten is an island group in Straumnes, Nordland, Norway.

It holds the designation Tentative World Heritage Site.

For a visit, the weather in Straumnes is best in June, July and August; in October afternoons average 8°.

Straumnes: weather and travel guide

Facts

Type
island group
Designation
Tentative World Heritage Site
Nearest town
Straumnes
Region
Nordland
Coordinates
68.33306, 14.66639
iiLocation

Where to find it

iiiWhen to visit

Weather in Straumnes

Climate guide

Month score for sightseeing

Best Jun–Aug
15
Jan
16
Feb
18
Mar
19
Apr
20
May
31
Jun
45
Jul
44
Aug
28
Sep
17
Oct
17
Nov
16
Dec
ivNearby

More heritage close by

All monuments in Norway
Sildpollnes Church
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Sildpollnes Church

2.5 km SE
cultural heritage preservation in Norway
Sildpollnes Church
Around here

Straumnes and around

Straumnes
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Straumnes

Nordland · Norway
Jun–Augbest months
15°July high
2 maltitude
Straumnes

Nature

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
6.8 km E

Storvatnet, Straumnes

Lake · 16 m
Storvatnet, Straumnes
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
4.4 km SE

Heimrevatnet

Lake · 7 m
Heimrevatnet
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
11 km S

Strumpvatnet

Lake · 256 m
Strumpvatnet

Mountains

Higravstinden
Photo: Kirsti Julie Kristiansen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
14 km E

Higravstinden

1,138 m · Scandinavian Mountains
Higravstinden
Rulten
Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
17 km SE

Rulten

1,058 m
Rulten
Litlkorsnestinden
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18 km E

Litlkorsnestinden

980 m
Litlkorsnestinden

Heritage

Strandlandet Church
Photo: Kristian Magnus Kanstad · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
0.1 km E

Strandlandet Church

cultural heritage preservation in Norway · 1938
Strandlandet Church
Gimsøy Church, Gimsøysand
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12 km SW

Gimsøy Church, Gimsøysand

cultural heritage preservation in Norway · 1876
Gimsøy Church, Gimsøysand
Sildpollnes Church
Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
13 km SE

Sildpollnes Church

cultural heritage preservation in Norway · 1891
Sildpollnes Church