Åsvær is a small group of islands lying on the
Arctic Circle in the municipality of
Dønna
Dønna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative centre of the island municipality is the village of Solfjellsjøen. Other villages include Bjørn, Dønnes, Hestad, Sandåker, and V ...
in
Nordland county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
. The islands lie on the south side of the Nordåsværfjord, about south of the island of
Lovund
Lovund is an island and village in the municipality of Lurøy in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located west of the Solvær islands and southeast of the Træna islands. Lovund is notable for the large puffin breeding colony located on th ...
and northwest of the
island of Dønna. The
Åsvær Lighthouse was built here in 1876.
The islands are noted for their
herring fishery.
References
External links
Åsvær lighthouse
Islands of Nordland
Dønna
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