Vesterålen [Islands] (English spelling)

Japanese: ベステルオーレン[諸島](英語表記)Vesterålen
Vesterålen [Islands] (English spelling)
A group of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway, near latitude 69° north, with a narrow coastal plain separated by glacial peaks (the highest being 1,266 m). Approximately 35,000 people live in an area of ​​2,368 km2, and are primarily engaged in cod fishing and agriculture. The islands are connected by bridges and ferries, and ferry services to the west coast call at three ports. There is a military airport on Andøya, an island in the north, and mesozoic layers of the same age as the seafloor oil-bearing layers are distributed fragmentarily. Oil exploration began on the northwestern continental shelf in 1981, and several gas fields have already been discovered.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ノルウェー北西岸,北緯69゜付近の島々で,氷食による尖峰(最高は1266m)の間に狭い海岸平地がある。2368km2の地域に約3万5000人が住み,おもにタラ漁業と農牧に従事する。島々は橋とフェリーで結ばれ,西岸連絡船は3ヵ所に寄港する。北部のアンデ島Andøyaには軍事空港があり,また海底含油層と同時代の中生層が断片的に分布する。1981年より北西の大陸棚で石油探査が始まり,すでにいくつかのガス田が発見されている。

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