Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve
The Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve (Norwegian: Nyke/Tussen naturreservat) is located in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway.[1]
| Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve | |
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| Nyke/Tussen naturreservat | |
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
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| Nearest city | Nykvåg or Hovden |
| Coordinates | 68°47′33.9″N 14°30′49.3″E |
| Area | 168.9 ha (417 acres) |
| Established | 2002 |
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 Nykvåg and Hovden. The reserve covers an area of 168.9 hectares (417 acres), of which 132.8 hectares (328 acres) is sea.[1][2][3] The area is protected in order to safeguard one of the largest and geomorphologically best-formed pebble beaches in Nordland.[1] The nature reserve was established on December 6, 2002.[1][4]
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