Higravtindan or Higravstindan is the tallest

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on the island of Austvågøya in the

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in Nordland county,

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. It is located on the border of

Hadsel Municipality Hadsel ( sme, Válafierda) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Stokmarknes. Other villages in Hadsel include Fiskebø ...

and

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, ...

. The village of Laupstad and the

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highway are located about west of the mountain and the village of Liland is located about southwest of the mountain. There is a

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located on the east side of the mountain.

References

Vågan Hadsel Lofoten Mountains of Nordland {{Nordland-mountain-stub