The kraken, a sea monster so huge it could be mistaken for an island, was recorded in an 18th-century natural history as a tradition of Norwegian sailors.
Legend Site
The Sea off Norway (Home of the Kraken Legend)
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Positions on the map are a rough guide to the area where a legend or sighting is set. Most pins are placed at representative points of a municipality or prefecture (outside Japan, a city position rounded to about 10 km, or the country), not at the exact place.
Municipality points: Geolonia address data (CC BY 4.0), based on the Address Base Registry (Digital Agency of Japan) / Country points: Natural Earth