Lovund

Lovund is an island and village in the municipality of Lurøy in Nordland county, Norway. The island is located west of the Solvær islands and southeast of the Træna islands. Lovund is notable for the large puffin breeding colony located on the rocky north slope of the island.[1]

Lovund
Lovund with Træna in the background
Lovund
Location of the island
Lovund
Lovund (Norway)
Geography
LocationNordland, Norway
Coordinates66.3641°N 12.3372°E / 66.3641; 12.3372
Area4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Length3 km (1.9 mi)
Width2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Highest elevation623 m (2,044 ft)
Highest pointLovundfjellet
Administration
Norway
CountyNordland
MunicipalityLurøy Municipality
Demographics
Population499 (2018)

The village of Lovund (sometimes called Strand) is located in the northeastern part of the island. The 0.53-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2018) of 499 and a population density of 942 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,440/sq mi).[2] Lovund Church, located in the village, serves the people of the island.

Name

The Old Norse form of the name might have been Laufund. The first element is then lauf which means "leaf" or "broad-leaved trees", referring to the fact that the western part of the island is covered with a forest. The last element is the suffix -und meaning "land". (see Borgund).

  • Lovund seen from Dønna
  • Lovund village
  • View of the island
  • Lundeura - location of the puffin colony
  • View near Nesna, Norway, showing the settlement of Lillevik in the foreground. The island of Lovund in the distant horizon.
gollark: I look at the things.
gollark: I buy all the things ever.
gollark: I go to the "THING SHOP" building.
gollark: I go in arbitrary direction #2, until I find an interesting thing.
gollark: Fiiiiiiiiine, I go in arbitrary direction #2 instead.

References
  1. Store norske leksikon. "Lovund" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-01-27.
  2. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".


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