Mosques

Mosques
Mosken Island with the Lofoten Islands in the background
Waters	European Arctic Ocean
Archipelago	Lofoten
Geographical location	67 ° 44 '52 "  N , 12 ° 45' 8"  O Coordinates: 67 ° 44 '52 "  N , 12 ° 45' 8"  E
length	500 m
width	300 m
surface	1.5 km²
Highest elevation	Wilhelmstind 385  m
Residents	uninhabited
main place	Sørland on Værøy
Mosques in the Maelstrom with Værøy in the background

Mosken is an uninhabited mountain island in the Lofoten archipelago . It is administratively administered by the island municipality of Værøy in Fylke Nordland , Norway .

The small island is located almost exactly in the middle between the Lofot Islands Moskenesøy and Værøy in the infamous Moskenstraumen , one of the world's strongest ocean currents with a tidal current of 25 km / h, also known as the maelstrom .

Former use

In the past centuries, sheep were kept all year round on Mosken because of the warm Gulf Stream . The dilapidated Rorbu in the dialed settlement "Svarven" on Mosken also tell of the successful Köhler fishing days gone by.

Arctic bird life

The archipelago and rocky islands surrounding the mosques are combined in a species-rich nature reserve for sea birds. Among other things, reflect shags , guillemots , wave runners , petrel , eider and Teiste resist the variety.

Web links

Commons : Værøy  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mosken on Værøys home page
• Northern sea information