Stormolla

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Stormolla
Waters Vestfjord
Archipelago Lofoten
Geographical location 68 ° 15 '44 "  N , 14 ° 52' 42"  E Coordinates: 68 ° 15 '44 "  N , 14 ° 52' 42"  E
Location of Stormolla
length 9 km
width 4 km
surface 34.4 km²
Highest elevation Heggedalstind
751  moh.
Residents 40
1.2 inhabitants / km²
main place Brettesnes

Stormolla is an island of Lofoten the municipality Vågan in Norwegian Fylke Nordland . The island is wedged between Austvågøya in the west and Hinnøya and Årsteinen in the east . The Vestfjordsunde Øyhellesundet and Raftsundet separate it from the rest of Lofoten. In the south is her now uninhabited smaller sister, Lille Molla .

General

Their main towns are Brettesnes on the southern tip and Ulvåg in the east, as well as Gullvika, Finnvik and Krabbvågen. Many summer houses typical of the Scandinavians can be found here. There was still a sardine factory in Finnvik until 1990 , but the inhabitants have either remained fishermen or have adapted to tourism, in the form of boat or hut rentals and fishing trips.

The Hurtigruten ships pass the island several times a day on their way through the Raftsundet from Svolvær to Harstad , making Stormolla a popular photo opportunity.

photos

  • Hermann Eschke - View from Svolvaer to Stormolla and Litlmolla

  • Stormolla from Raftsund

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stormolla , Norwegian Mapping Authority , Faktaark, accessed on 9 February 2017

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