COASTAL TERRAIN OF THE LOFOTEN ISLANDS/FISHING VILLAGE OF SVOLVAER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00423R002000410001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: March 1, 1955
• Content Type: FORM

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Coastal Terrain of the Lofoten Islands/Fishing Village of Svolvaer
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DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL
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- Picture of a typical fishing ship entering the harbor at Svolvaer, the
largest city on the Lofoten Islands. Svolvaer is the principal fishing
center of the Lofoten Islands and is located approximately 80 miles south-
west of Narvik on the Vestfjorden. The population of Svolvaer normally is
about 3500, but during the fishing season from 1 February to the end of
March, it is inhabited by about 20,000 fishermen. Codfish is the principal
fish caught, and it is dried and exported from the Svolvaer port. The
ship is entering the harbor from the southwest.
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- Picture shows the alpine-characteristic of the mountains rising abruptly
from the sea.
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- Another view of the shoreline of these islands shows some of the low
coastal rocks that have been shoved out by the mountains.
- Entrance to the harbor of Svolvaer, showing the fishing boats and docks and
the mountains in the area rising abruptly from the water line.
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- Picture of the inner harbor of Svolvaer showing the native homes and huts
lived in by the fishermen.
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- Picture showing the town squar
6 f Svolvaer. The two principal buildings
are for. government officials.
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- Picture of the main thoroughfare in the city of Svolvaer. The two auto-
mobiles are taxicabs. One is a Ford and the other is a Nash, 1953 models.
There are 20 miles of highway on this island and taxicabs service the
island.. There are other autoir biles on the island, privately owned, which
are 1950 or earlier models. /
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Picture of three native bn~zs and nf' _
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