| Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve | |||||||
| Alt Name: | Nyke/Tussen naturreservat | ||||||
| Iucn Category: | Ia | ||||||
| Location: | Vesterålen, Norway | ||||||
| Nearest City: | Nykvåg and Hovden | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 68.7928°N 14.5137°W | ||||||
| Area Ha: | 168.9 | ||||||
| Established: | 2002 | ||||||
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The Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve (Norwegian: Nyke/Tussen naturreservat) is located in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.[1]
The nature reserve lies north of the Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve and south of the Frugga Nature Reserve, and it includes a pebble beach between the villages of Nykvåg and Hovden. The reserve covers an area of 168.9ha, of which 132.8ha is sea.[2] [3] The area is protected in order to safeguard one of the largest and geomorphologically best-formed pebble beaches in Nordland. The nature reserve was established on December 6, 2002.[4]