Vikosen Nature Reserve
The Vikosen Nature Reserve (Norwegian: Vikosen naturreservat) is located in the municipality of Sortland in Nordland county, Norway.[1]
| Vikosen Nature Reserve | |
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| Vikosen naturreservat | |
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
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| Nearest city | Vik |
| Coordinates | 68°45′19.9″N 15°17′9.9″E |
| Area | 93 ha (230 acres) |
| Established | 2000 |
The nature reserve includes a shallow water area in the inlet Vikosen and a 10-meter (33 ft) wide zone of shoreline above it. The reserve has an area of 92.7 hectares (229 acres), of which 5.5 hectares (14 acres) is land and 87.5 hectares (216 acres) is sea.[2][3] The area is protected in order to safeguard an important wetland area with natural flora and fauna, especially for its function as a nationally significant area used by the pink-footed goose during migration. It offers the geese a much-needed gathering and resting point during their strenuous spring migration.[1]
County Road 956 passes through the village of Vik along the northwest shore of the reserve, and County Road 820 to Sortland runs along the southwest shore.
References
External links
- Vikosen naturreservat. Map and description of the nature reserve.
- Miljødirektoratet. 2016. Vikosen naturreservat. Sortland kommune, Nordland fylke. 1:8,000 map of the nature reserve.
- Lofoten og Vesterålen jordskifterett. 2009. Vikosen naturreservat. Sortland kommune. Nordland. 1:2,500 map of the nature reserve.