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    The other village in Værøy is Nordland. Most of the residents live in the Sørland area surrounding the main harbor. The old Værøy Lighthouse sits at the...
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    as the Værøy Accident (Norwegian: Værøy-ulykken), was a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter that crashed shortly after take-off from Værøy Airport...
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    Værøy Airport (Norwegian: Værøy lufthavn; IATA: VRY, ICAO: ENVY) was a regional airport located just southwest of the village of Nordland on the island...
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    Værøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Værøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lighthouse is built on a small peninsula...
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    of Moskenesøya (in Moskenes Municipality) and the island of Mosken (in Værøy Municipality). Moskstraumen is unusual in that it occurs in the open sea...
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    record of the breed dates to 1591, when a bailiff wrote of his visit to Værøy that, “one cannot easily retrieve [puffins] from the depth without having...
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    Mosken (category Værøy)
    Moskenstraumen with Mosken and Værøy in the background and Moskenesøy to the right View of Mosken, seen from the sea View of Mosken from Værøy, looking north List...
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    encompasses the municipalities of Vågan, Vestvågøy, Flakstad, Moskenes, Værøy, and Røst. The principal islands, running from north to south are: Southern...
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  • "Lufttransport AS får helikopterruten Værøy–Bodø" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 8 February 2005. "Helikopterruten Værøy – Bodø: Lufttransport AS får tildelt...
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  • location of the Old Værøy Church, and the site of the old Værøy Airport lies just to the southwest of the village. "Nordland, Værøy (Nordland)". yr.no...
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    Forty-eight airports facilitate public flights, including one heliport, Værøy Heliport. Forty-five of these are owned by the government through its airport...
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  • operated by a Twin Otter, crashed into the sea one minute after take-off from Værøy Airport, killing all five on board. The crash was caused by strong and unpredictable...
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  • Værøy Heliport (Norwegian: Værøy helikopterhavn; ICAO: ENVR) is a heliport located at Tobbisodden on the island of Værøya in Værøy Municipality in Nordland...
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    Old Værøy Church (Norwegian: Værøy gamle kirke) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It...
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  • Sørland (category Værøy)
    population center of the island, and it is the location of Værøy Church, Værøy Heliport, and Værøy Lighthouse. The village of Nordland lies about 5 kilometres...
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    subsidies from the municipalities of Værøy and Røst. Helikopter Service flew between Bodø Airport to Røst and Værøy—an island community further inland from...
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    Værøy Church (Norwegian: Værøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the...
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  • "Rapport of luftfartsulykke ved Værøy lufthavn den 12. april 1990 med Twin Otter LN-BNS" [Report of aviation accident at Værøy Airport on 12 April 1990 with...
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    approach to Molokai Airport. 12 April 1990 Widerøe Flight 839 5 outside Værøy Norway Crashed in the ocean due to wind 22 April 1992 Perris Valley Aviation...
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  • Flight 839, a DHC-6 Twin Otter, crashes into water just after takeoff from Værøy Airport, killing all five people on board. May 11 – Philippine Airlines...
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  • Envy, United States Virgin Islands The ICAO code for Værøy Airport, an airport formerly serving Værøy Envy (apple), a trademarked brand of the Scilate apple...
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  • Kristiansund, Norway Nordland, Nordland, a village in the island municipality of Værøy in Nordland county, Norway Nordland, Washington, a community in the United...
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    Accident Investigation Board Norway (1991). "Rapport of luftfartsulykke ved Værøy lufthavn den 12. april 1990 med Twin Otter LN-BNS" (in Norwegian). Archived...
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    and became fascinated by their behaviour. The Norwegian municipality of Værøy has an Atlantic puffin as its civic emblem. Puffins have been given several...
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  • are injured. Widerøe Flight 839, a Twin Otter crashed in the sea outside Værøy, killing all 5 persons on board. Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev...
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  • Vengsøya Vesterøya Vestvågøya Veøya Vigra Villa Voksa Vorterøya Værlandet Værøy Vågsøy Ylvingen Ytterøya Ytter-Vikna Ærøya Sid the worst island Øksninga...
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    unusual shape of the seabed, with a shallow ridge between the Moskenesøya and Værøy islands which amplifies and whirls the tidal currents. The fictional depictions...
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    Sømna Træna Vefsn Vega Vevelstad Lofoten Flakstad Moskenes Røst Vestvågøy Værøy Vågan Ofoten Evenes Lødingen Narvik Salten Beiarn Bodø Fauske Gildeskål...
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    the Sea by Jules Verne. Between the Lofoten islands of Moskenesøya and Værøy, at the tiny Mosken island, lies the Moskenstraumen – a system of tidal...
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    Sømna Træna Vefsn Vega Vevelstad Lofoten Flakstad Moskenes Røst Vestvågøy Værøy Vågan Ofoten Evenes Lødingen Narvik Salten Beiarn Bodø Fauske Gildeskål...
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