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Åsvær
Åsvær
is a small
group of islands
lying
on
the Arctic
Circle
in the
municipality
of
Dønna
in
Nordland county
,
Norway
. The
islands
lie
on the
south side
of the Nordåsværfjord, about
south
of
the island
of
Lovund
and
northwest
of the
island of Dønna
. The
Åsvær Lighthouse
was built here in
1876
. The islands are
noted
for their
herring fishery
.