Fløya or Fløyfjellet is a
mountain
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adjacent to the town of
Svolvær
Svolvær () is the administrative centre of Vågan Municipality in Nordland County, Norway. It is located on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago, along the Vestfjorden. The town has a population (2018) of 4,720 which gives the ...
in
Vågan Municipality
Vågan ( sme, Vuogát) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Lofoten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Svolvær. Some of the villages in Vågan include Digermulen, ...
in
Nordland
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county,
Norway
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. The tall mountain is located near the southeastern shore of the island of
Austvågøya in the
Lofoten
Lofoten () is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. There are two towns, Svolvær ...
archipelago
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.
The mountain was historically called ''Svålen'' or ''Svolen'' and now that name usually refers to one of the lower peaks on the east side of the mountain.
The mountain is popular among climbers, in particular
Svolværgeita
Svolværgeita or Geita ( sme, Spålla) is a tall pinnacle at the southwest face of the mountain Fløyfjellet on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The high Fløyfjellet is located on the edge of the town of Svolvær in Vå ...
, a high pinnacle at the southern face of Fløya, which resembles a goat with two horns.
References
Vågan
Mountains of Nordland
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