Flakstadøya

Flakstadøya
	Flakstadøya Location of the island Flakstadøya Flakstadøya (Norway)
Geography
Location	Nordland , Norway
Coordinates	68°04′01″N 13°17′56″E / 68.0670°N 13.2988°E
Archipelago	Lofoten
Area	110 km 2 (42 sq mi)
Length	20 km (12 mi)
Width	8.5 km (5.28 mi)
Highest elevation	931 m (3054 ft)
Highest point	Stjerntinden
Administration
	Norway
County	Nordland
Municipality	Flakstad Municipality
Demographics
Population	1119
Pop. density	10/km 2 (30/sq mi)

Flakstadøya is an island in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway . The entire island lies within Flakstad Municipality with the Vestfjorden on the east side of the island and the Norwegian Sea on the west side of the island.

Geography [ edit ]

The island is connected to the neighboring island of Moskenesøya (to the south and west) by the Kakern Bridge and Fredvang Bridges . It is connected to the island of Vestvagøya (to the northeast) through the undersea Nappstraum Tunnel . The European route E10 highway crosses the island and connecting to the neighboring islands. ^[1]

There are several villages on the island including the administrative centre of the municipality, Ramberg , and others such as Fredvang , Nusfjord , Sund, Vikten , and Napp.

A mountain massif of Flakstadøya island backgrounding the road to Nusfjord village.
The eastfaces of Stabben, Stortinden and Moltinden in the island of Flakstadøya
View of the village of Sund
Store in Nusfjord
Port of Nusfjord