Talk:Lofoten

Communication
Should someone change Communications to Transportation maybe? et forslag bare — Preceding unsigned comment added by XxDestinyxX (talk • contribs) 16:49, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Climate Chart
Norwegian Meteorological Institute has now made more stations available in eklima climate data for free with average daily high and low. One of the longest recordings in Lofoten (recordings since May 1933) is from the small village of Skrova on a small island close to Svolvær. This is a climate chart for Skrova (base period 1961-90).

I suggest using this in article and removing some of the text in the climate section in article. Orcaborealis (talk) 17:33, 22 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Strictly speaking, the article's interpretation of the 1961-90 data is wrong because it does not show it having a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) under the Köppen climate classification. It is surely more a subarctic continental (Dfc) climate, as the January and February average temperatures are a little below freezing. Admittedly, the climate for this station is on the borderline of being Cfc/Dfb/Cfb, so an updated data set could take it to any one of those places. But still, the current data set used in this article doesn't support the Cfc classification, it should be described as Dfc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.44.160.85 (talk) 02:37, 3 August 2020 (UTC)

Remove this Talk Section?

 * I believe the climatological nuances are now moot. I've copied the Lofoten weatherbox from the Norsk page to the English page.  I believe this talk section can be removed.
 * --Tuna Fish 5 (talk) 15:27, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

You have replaced a weather box with with official data from met.no with an unoffical web page which just says Lofoten (not even where in Lofoten)?? Also, Met.no has not released any avg highs/lows for 1991-2020 yet (unless done today) and that data is plainly wrong. Only the outher islands will have such a cool July, but then the winter will be warmer. 16:32, 25 March 2021 (UTC)Orcaborealis (talk) 16:56, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

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Climate -- Deadliest Rainstorms
This section had the statement "Two of the top ten deadliest rainstorms ever recorded passed through Lofoten." This was linked to a | since-removed table on another Wp page. I saw no remark about these storms—much less a reference for them—even on the Norwegian-language Lofoten page.

If any passing Norwegian climatophile or Norskophile climatologist can substantiate these historic events, they may restore the statement about them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tuna Fish 5 (talk • contribs) 14:34, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

Etymology
The remarkable thing about Lofoten is that not only 'Lo' can be related to light via Old Norse 'lóa'. But also Foten can be related to light. The Greek word for light is φώτα (fóta). And that might be less farfetched as you might believe since Lofoten is one of the candidates for Thule, that was visited by the Greek Pytheas. referencing to light is also not farfetched as it may relate to Auroris Boreales, but also to the polardays and -nights. Anyway, remarkable enough to put this in here.Lz89z1 (talk) 12:45, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Etymology
"Most parsimonious is the analogy with Aurora Borealis, as the word fótr is typically not used to describe the feet of beasts of prey, instead using the word hrammr (paw) or löpp (also paw) for animals such as cats or dogs."

Lynx are typically considered predators, not prey, which brings this entire statement into question 105.233.92.71 (talk) 12:45, 30 March 2023 (UTC)