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Archipelago and district in Norway
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Vesterålen is an archipelago in northern Norway, north of the Lofoten islands. Most of the islands are wilderness.
By boat
aspx has three stops in Vesterålen, at Stokmarknes, Sortland and Risøyhamn. Ships run up and down the Norwegian coastline between Bergen and Kirkenes offering daily departures.
By bus
Sortland has bus routes to several towns in Northern Norway, including Bodø in the south (7 hours). From Sortland, a number of bus routes spread out throughout Vesterålen.
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