Raftsundet - angry clouds on a stormy day
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View from the east coast of the spectacular Raftsundet over the Raftsundet Alps, between Ratten and Digermulen. Raftsund is located between Lofoten and Vesterålen archipelagos and was an important waterway before the streets around the fjord and the Raftsund Bridge were built. The Hurtigruten coastal ship is still operating in the sound, making detours to the Trollfjord in the dummertime. In the panorama, the entrance to the Trollfjord is obscurerd by the small island. Taken on a stormy day.
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Text by Steve Smith.
