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.
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
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
- ^ a b "Fløya, Vågan (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ a b "Informasjon om stadnamn Fløya". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ a b "Informasjon om stadnamn Fløyfjellet". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ a b "Informasjon om stadnamn Svolen". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Evensen, Knut Harald, ed. (2010). NAF Veibok 2010–2012 (in Norwegian) (29 ed.). Oslo: Norwegian Automobile Federation. pp. 107, 668, 669.
- ^ "Svolen, Vågan (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-12-20.