Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve

The Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve (Norwegian: Nykvåg/Nykan naturreservat) is located in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway.[1]

Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve
Nykvåg/Nykan naturreservat
A bird cliff in the reserve
Map showing the location of Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Nykvåg/Nykan Nature Reserve
Nearest cityNykvåg
Coordinates68°46′8.2″N 14°26′45.8″E
Area355.9 ha (879 acres)
Established2002

The nature reserve lies between Sandvika and Nykvåg, south of the Nyke/Tussen and Frugga nature reserves. It covers an area of 355.9 hectares (879 acres), of which 261.8 hectares (647 acres) is sea.[2][3] The land area includes the west side of Langøya and three larger islands (Fuglenyken, Måsnyken, and Spjøten) as well as several smaller islands.[3][4] The area is protected to safeguard many important breeding sites for seabirds. The nature reserve was established on December 6, 2002.[3] Norwegian County Road 916 passes by a bird cliff on the northeast edge of the reserve. It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International (BLI) because it supports breeding populations of great cormorants, Atlantic puffins and razorbills.[5]

References
  1. Store norske leksikon: Nykan – Bø.
  2. Markslagsstatistikk. Nykvåg/Nykan naturreservat.
  3. Mijlø-direktoratet: Nykvåg/Nykan.
  4. Nykvåg/Nykan, Nyke/Tussen og Frugga.
  5. "Nykvåg". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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