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
Nyke/Tussen naturreservat
Map showing the location of Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve
Nearest cityNykvåg or Hovden
Coordinates68°47′33.9″N 14°30′49.3″E
Area168.9 ha (417 acres)
Established2002

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]

References
  1. Mijlø-direktoratet: Nyke/Tussen.
  2. Nykvåg/Nykan, Nyke/Tussen og Frugga.
  3. Markslagsstatistikk. Nyke/Tussen naturreservat.
  4. Forskrift om Kystverneplan Nordland, vedlegg 66, Nyke/Tussen naturreservat, Bø kommune, Nordland.
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