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Welcome to Photo-View picturegallery
Photo-View is presenting pictures from the northern part of Norway, basicly from the region Nordland County.
Photo: Tommy Andreassen
Key facts Bodø. Latitude 67°17’N, is the administrative centre of Nordland county. With its 46,000 residents it is the second largest town in Northern Norway, the excellent communications and fully modern facilities. The town is surrounded by nature’s beauty, including the Børvasstindene Mountains to the south, Landegode Island and the Lofoten Islands to the north. Each year, more than 1, 5 million people travel to and from Bodø by air, railway, bus, express boat or coastal steamer.
Source: visitnorway.com
Spectacular nature
Bodø is one of Norway's primary city for nature experience. With a location in the heart of "the world's most beautiful coastline", which several international tourist organisations have declared it for, the city offers a wide range of spectacular natural experiences - in fact right outside its own front door.
Home to both the midnight sun and the northern lights, the northern part of Norway is a rugged land of steep mountains, deep fjords and scenic coastline, making it a great place for outdoor photographing.
  
  
 The Norwegian Aviation Museum
The museum is set like a giant propeller by the main road close to Bodø city centre. With its unique shape, its grey and black surfaces and glistening glass facades, the museum meets the eye as a modern and distinctive piece of architecture. There are two monumental exhibition halls, one for civilian aviation and one for military.
Saltstraumen
The world's strongest whirlpool
Located in Nordland, 30 km east of the city of Bodø, Norway in a narrow channel -- connecting the outer Saltfjord with the large Skjerstadfjord -- is the strongest tidal current in the world. Up to 400 million m³ (tonnes) of seawater force their way through a three kilometer long and only 150 meter wide strait every six hours, with water speeds reaching 37 kilometers per hour. Vortices up to ten meters in diameter and five meters deep at the eye of the vortex are formed when the current is at its strongest.
 
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Kjerringøy
Author Knut Hamsun visited Kjerringøy in 1879 and found inspiration and encouragement for his writing. Later, several of his novels were dramatised and filmed here. "Rosa and Benoni" and "The Telegraphist" based on the novel "Dreamers", and "Pan" which was filmed for the second time on Kjerringøy in 1994. In the spring and summer of 2001, Herbjørg Wassmo's "Dina's Book" was filmed at Kjerringøy.
 The sea eagle circles over the trading post and the spectacular natural scenery. Soothing white beaches and smooth rocks invite you to slow down and take it easy. Steep untouched mountainsides offer a challenge to the active visitor with a liking for rambling and rock climbing. Fjords, rivers and lakes teeming with fish are ideal for boating and canoeing.
And everywhere there are vast forests and meadows where those who listen closely, as Hamsun did, can still hear Pan playing his flute.
Step ashore at Kjerringøy, enjoy the variety and contrasts of nature and find your very own holiday paradise! Source: visitnorway.com
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Lofoten
Geography: Lofoten is the archipelago to the west in the ocean, north of the Arctic Circle. The principal islands are Austvågøy, Gimsøy, Vestvågøy, Flakstadøy, Moskenesøy, Værøy and Røst. The southernmost part of Norway's largest island, Hinnøy, is also in Lofoten.
The total land area amounts to 1,227 square kilometres. The road distance is almost 170 kilometres from Fiskebøl near Vesterålen in the north to Å in the south, where the E10 ends. This road is a national tourist route. From Lofotodden, at the south end of Moskenesøy, the air distance is more than 60 kilometres to Skomvær, the southernmost point in Lofoten.
National Geographic recommends Lofoten
In November 2007, National Geographic Traveler rated the Lofoten islands of Northern Norway the third most appealing islands in the world.
Climate and light
Due to the warm Gulf Stream, Lofoten has a much milder climate than other parts of the world at the same latitude, such as Alaska and Greenland. The coastal climate in Lofoten makes the winters mild and the summers relatively cool.
January and February are the coldest months, with an average temperature of -1°C.
July and August are warmest with an average temperature of 12°C.
May and June are the driest months, with an average 40 millimetres of rainfall.
From approximately 27 May to 17 July you can experience the midnight sun in Lofoten. Whilst the polar nights last from approximately 6 December to 6 January.
Source:Visitnorway.com / Photo Tommy Andreassen, Photo-View.
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02.09.2010
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home town Bodø and Nordland county. Click on the picture to enlarge photo.
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