Sunday, 29 July 2012

Lofoten

Photo:Ximonic

This is Lofoten an archipelagos in the country of Nordland, Norway.

Photo: Petr Šmerkl, Wikipedia.

Even though it lies within the arctic circle temperatures are very mild even in winter, due to the Gulf stream.

Photo: Ximonic

It's sea is teaming with life containing the world's largest deep water coral reef.

Photo: Per 

The sky's are also filled with life with a high density of Sea Eagles and Cormorants and millions of others.

Photo: Ximonic

Otters are common and you can find moose on the largest islands.

Photo: Øystein Bjørke

It's not all great, the sun never sets from 25 May to 17 July and the sun doesn't even rise from 9 December to 4 January.

 Photo: Ximonic

It's stunningly beautiful though.

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