Helligvær is an island group in the

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county,

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. The islands are located about northwest of the town of Bodø. The

Bliksvær Bliksvær or Briksvær is an island group in the Vestfjorden in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The islands are located about west of the town of Bodø. The Helligvær islands are about to the north, Landegode island is to th ...

islands are about to the south, Landegode island is to the east, and the islands of

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and

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are about to the west. There are about 365 islands,

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s, and

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in the group. They are all low and grassy with no trees. There are five inhabited islands in the group: Sørvær (most populous), Brønnøya, Storsørøya, Vetterøya, and Vokkøya (the largest). The islanders live in small

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s around the island group. There were about 106 inhabitants in 2017. Helligvær Church is located on the island of Storsørøya and Grytøy Lighthouse is located on the island of Grytøy in the southern part of the island group.

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