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Mosken

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Mosken is a small uninhabited rocky island in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located in the Lofoten archipelago about halfway between the islands of Værøya to the south and Moskenesøya to the north. The Moskenstraumen maelstrom—one of the most powerful in the world—is located on the north side of the island of Mosken. Historically, the island was used for grazing sheep in both the summer and the winter.

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Islands.name
Mosken
Islands.image_name
Mosken 1.jpg
Islands.mapframe zoom
8
Islands.location
Nordland, Norway
Islands.archipelago
Lofoten
Islands.area_km2
1.5
Islands.length_km
2.2
Islands.width_km
1.2
Islands.elevation_m
385
Islands.highest_mount
Wilhelmstind
Islands.country
Norway
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
County
Islands.country_admin_divisions
Nordland
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
Municipality
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
Værøy Municipality
Islands.population
0
Islands.population_as_of
2018

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Population
0
Area
1.5
Elevation
385
Image
Værøy Moskenstraumen lub 2025-07-23 img01.jpg
Width
0.3
Length
0.5
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Commons category
Værøy
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Mosken is a small uninhabited rocky island in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located in the Lofoten archipelago about halfway between the islands of Værøya to the south and Moskenesøya to the north. The Moskenstraumen maelstrom—one of the most powerful in the world—is located on the north side of the island of Mosken. Historically, the island was used for grazing sheep in both the summer and the winter.

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