Vegaøyan
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nordland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vegaøyan (Norwegian) or the Vega Archipelago (English) is a group of islands in the Norwegian Sea corresponding roughly to the municipality of Vega. Since 2004, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This cluster of around 6,500 small islands in Nordland county, just south of the Arctic circle, surrounds the main island of Vega and has been inhabited since the Stone Age. Other islands in the group include Igerøya, Ylvingen, and Søla.
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UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Official name | Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago |
Location | Nordland, Norway |
Criteria | Cultural: (v) |
Reference | 1143bis |
Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
Extensions | 2017 |
Area | 107,294 ha (265,130 acres) |
Buffer zone | 28,952 ha (71,540 acres) |
Coordinates | 65°37′N 11°45′E |
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