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is located in the southwestern part of the island group, about 2 km away from the village of same name. It was established in 1922 and not fully automated until 2005. There is also a meteorological weather station in the island group, near the lighthouse, with one of the longest recording
255:. It is one of the largest whaling stations in Norway, taking in about half of the whale meat in Norway each year. The heyday of Skrova was in the 1970s and 1980s, when fishing and whaling were booming. Since the year 2000, there is now only one fishing factory, called 228:. The village has a population (2017) of 182, with nearly all the residents living in the village and the rest of the island group being virtually uninhabited. 212:, but also includes parts of five other islands, including the northwestern edge of the large islands of Skrova. The village is connected to the town of 310:
is where most of the population is located. The six main inhabited islands in the group are all interconnected by a small bridge and several man-made
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The village gained privileged trading rights in 1760, and for a long time, it was the largest fishing village in
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of Skrova lies on the northern part of the island group. It exists mostly on the island of
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Climate data for Skrova 1991-2020 (14 m, precipitation days 1961-90, extremes 1934-2022)
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The 2.5-square-kilometre (0.97 sq mi) Skrova island group is part of the
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(2017-07-14). 14: 1186: 1175:Populated places of Arctic Norway 1138: 937: 928: 919: 910: 901: 892: 883: 874: 867: 16:Island group in Nordland, Norway 243:The main industry in Skrova is 1120: 1050: 1029: 965: 1: 958: 7: 946: 808:Average precipitation days 594:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 454:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 321:series in Nordland county. 238: 10: 1191: 859: 854: 334: 192: 1007:"Skrova – tettbebyggelse" 973:"Informasjon om stadnamn" 953:List of islands of Norway 807: 733: 663: 593: 523: 453: 383: 378: 375: 372: 369: 366: 363: 360: 357: 354: 351: 348: 345: 342: 339: 162: 152: 143: 138: 130: 122: 114: 106: 96: 59: 45: 40: 36: 24: 126:258 m (846 ft) 324:Skrova has a temperate 118:2 km (1.2 mi) 110:3 km (1.9 mi) 272: 201: 123:Highest elevation 1092:Store norske leksikon 1012:Store norske leksikon 270: 263:Geography and climate 200: 1160:Villages in Nordland 1145:http://www.skrova.no 384:Record high °C (°F) 286:south of the island 222:Hamarøy Municipality 1165:Islands of Nordland 664:Record low °C (°F) 524:Daily mean °C (°F) 81:68.1673°N 14.6606°E 77: /  21: 306:and the island of 273: 202: 179:Vågan Municipality 167:Vågan Municipality 131:Highest point 19: 1097:Kunnskapsforlaget 1017:Kunnskapsforlaget 864: 863: 318:Skrova Lighthouse 271:Skrova Lighthouse 172: 171: 1182: 1132: 1131: 1124: 1118: 1113: 1107: 1106: 1104: 1103: 1095:(in Norwegian). 1082: 1073: 1072: 1070: 1069: 1060:. Archived from 1058:"Viking Whalers" 1054: 1048: 1047: 1045: 1044: 1033: 1027: 1026: 1024: 1023: 1015:(in Norwegian). 1002: 991: 990: 988: 987: 979:(in Norwegian). 969: 941: 932: 923: 914: 905: 896: 887: 878: 811: 332: 331: 92: 91: 89: 88: 87: 86:68.1673; 14.6606 82: 78: 75: 74: 73: 70: 29: 22: 18: 1190: 1189: 1185: 1184: 1183: 1181: 1180: 1179: 1150: 1149: 1141: 1136: 1135: 1126: 1125: 1121: 1114: 1110: 1101: 1099: 1083: 1076: 1067: 1065: 1064:on June 8, 2013 1056: 1055: 1051: 1042: 1040: 1035: 1034: 1030: 1021: 1019: 1003: 994: 985: 983: 971: 970: 966: 961: 949: 942: 933: 924: 915: 906: 897: 888: 879: 870: 865: 810:(≥ 1.0 mm) 809: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 747: 742: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 703: 698: 693: 688: 683: 678: 673: 668: 658: 653: 648: 643: 638: 633: 628: 623: 618: 613: 608: 603: 598: 588: 583: 578: 573: 568: 563: 558: 553: 548: 543: 538: 533: 528: 518: 513: 508: 503: 498: 493: 488: 483: 478: 473: 468: 463: 458: 448: 443: 438: 433: 428: 423: 418: 413: 408: 403: 398: 393: 388: 326:oceanic climate 265: 241: 206:fishing village 195: 148: 85: 83: 79: 76: 71: 68: 66: 64: 63: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1188: 1178: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1148: 1147: 1140: 1139:External links 1137: 1134: 1133: 1119: 1108: 1074: 1049: 1039:(in Norwegian) 1028: 992: 963: 962: 960: 957: 956: 955: 948: 945: 944: 943: 936: 934: 927: 925: 918: 916: 909: 907: 900: 898: 891: 889: 882: 880: 873: 869: 866: 862: 861: 857: 856: 852: 851: 848: 845: 842: 839: 836: 833: 830: 827: 824: 821: 818: 815: 812: 805: 804: 799: 794: 789: 784: 779: 774: 769: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 731: 730: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 680: 675: 670: 665: 661: 660: 655: 650: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 591: 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 565: 560: 555: 550: 545: 540: 535: 530: 525: 521: 520: 515: 510: 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 455: 451: 450: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 385: 381: 380: 377: 374: 371: 368: 365: 362: 359: 356: 353: 350: 347: 344: 341: 337: 336: 330: 294:. 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Nordland
Norway
68°10′02″N 14°39′38″E / 68.1673°N 14.6606°E / 68.1673; 14.6606
Lofoten
Nordland
Vågan Municipality
Vågan Municipality
Nordland
Norway

fishing village
Svolvær
Skutvika
Hamarøy Municipality
ferry routes
Lofoten
fishing
fish farming
whaling

Lofoten
archipelago
Vestfjorden
Austvågøya
Svolvær
Litlmolla
Stormolla
causeways
Skrova Lighthouse

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