The Lofoten Wall

Lofoten looks like a 100 kilometre wall rising from the sea.

Lofoten is an archipelago in Nordland county, Norway.

The total land area amounts to 1,227 square kilometres.

Higravstinden is the highest mountain at 1,161 metres tall.

The Moskstraumen tidal eddies gave us the word maelstrom.

About 70 percent of regional fish breed in these waters.

Otters are common, and elk roam the largest islands.

Lofoten holds the largest seabird colony in mainland Europe.

Nine king penguins were released around the islands in 1936.

Surfers visit Unstad every September for the Lofoten Masters.

Oil extraction is banned despite 1.3 bn barrels below.

As of 2017, one million tourists visit each year.

Lofoten may mean light leg, referencing the aurora borealis.