Fløya Explained

Fløya
Other Name:Fløyfjellet / Svolen (historic)
Coordinates:68.2483°N 14.6012°W[1]
Location:Nordland, Norway
Elevation M:590
Range:Lofoten

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 590m (1,940feet) tall mountain is located near the southeastern shore of the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.

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

Name

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

Notes and References

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

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