Litløya
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Litløya () is a small island in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen archipelago, about southwest of the village of Bø on the coast of the large island of Langøya. The island is best known for the Litløy Lighthouse located on the western part of the island. Its highest point on the island is the tall Litløytinden.
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- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Bø Municipality
- Population
- 1
- Area
- 0.67
- Elevation
- 103
- Body of water
- Norwegian Sea
- Image
- Littleisland (Litløya) and Gaukværøya seen from Lofoten.jpg
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Litløya () is a small island in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen archipelago, about southwest of the village of Bø on the coast of the large island of Langøya. The island is best known for the Litløy Lighthouse located on the western part of the island. Its highest point on the island is the tall Litløytinden.
==History== thumb|340px|left|The village Tarvågen on Litløya overlooking the neighbour island Gaukværøya, sometime late in the 1800s. From the Middle Ages until the 20th century, the island (together with its neighbour Gaukværøya) was a busy seaport and centre for local fishermen.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Litløya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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