Salten is a district in Nordland in North Norway consisting of the municipalities Meløy Gildeskål Bodø Beiarn Saltdal Fauske Sørfold Steigen and Hamarøy. The district borders Helgeland in the south Ofoten in the north Sweden in the east and Vestfjorden in the west. The geology in Salten is known in Norway for having the countrys largest areas with marble. There are many fjords and mountains often reaching to the sea.
