Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nyke/Tussen. Mijlø-direktoratet. no.
  2. Web site: Nykvåg/Nykan, Nyke/Tussen og Frugga. PDF. no.
  3. Web site: Markslagsstatistikk. PDF. Nyke/Tussen naturreservat. no.
  4. Web site: Forskrift om Kystverneplan Nordland, vedlegg 66, Nyke/Tussen naturreservat, Bø kommune, Nordland. Lovdata.no. no.