Fløya[2] (also known as Fløyfjellet[3] or Svolen[4]) is a mountain adjacent to the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 590-metre (1,940 ft) tall mountain is located near the southeastern shore of the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.

Fløya
Fløyfjellet / Svolen (historic)
Fløya seen from Svolvær
Highest point
Elevation590 m (1,940 ft)[1]
Coordinates68°14′54″N 14°36′04″E / 68.2483°N 14.6012°E / 68.2483; 14.6012[1]
Geography
Map
Interactive map of the mountain
LocationNordland, Norway
Parent rangeLofoten

The mountain is popular among climbers, in particular Svolværgeita, a 150 m (490 ft) high pinnacle at the southern face of Fløya, which resembles a goat with two horns.[5][6]

Name

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The official name of the mountain is Fløya,[2] but it is also known as Fløyfjellet.[3] The mountain was historically called Svålen or Svolen[4] and now that name usually refers to one of the lower peaks on the east side of the mountain.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fløya, Vågan (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  2. ^ a b "Informasjon om stadnamn Fløya". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  3. ^ a b "Informasjon om stadnamn Fløyfjellet". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  4. ^ a b "Informasjon om stadnamn Svolen". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  5. ^ Webster, Ed (1994). Climbing in the Magic Islands. A climbing and hiking guidebook to the Lofoten Islands of Norway. Henningsvær: Nord Norsk Klatreskole. p. 194.
  6. ^ Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2010). NAF Veibok 2010–2012 (in Norwegian) (29 ed.). Oslo: Norwegian Automobile Federation. pp. 107, 668, 669.
  7. ^ "Svolen, Vågan (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-20.