Straume Nature Reserve

Straume Nature Reserve
Straume naturreservat
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Location	Vesterålen, Norway
Nearest city	Straume
Coordinates	68°40′59.8″N 14°28′13.9″E
Area	355.9 ha (879 acres)
Established	2002

The Straume Nature Reserve (Norwegian: Straume naturreservat) is located in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.[1]

The nature reserve lies south of the village of Straume on the west side of the island of Langøya. It includes two lakes—Førevatnet and Saltvatnet—and a shallow inlet called Skjørisen. It covers an area of 165.4 hectares (409 acres), of which 133.9 hectares (331 acres) is water.[2] The area is protected to preserve the central parts of an important wetland area with natural vegetation and wildlife, and especially a rich and specialized bird population.[3] The nature reserve was established on December 19, 1997.[1] Norwegian County Road 820 passes between the two halves of the nature reserve.

References

1. "Straume" (in Norwegian). Mijlø-direktoratet.
2. "Markslagsstatistikk" (PDF). Straume naturreservat (in Norwegian).
3. "Forvaltningsplan. Straume naturreservat, Bø kommune" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Bodø: Fylkesmannen i Nordland. 2014. p. 12.

External links

• Forvaltningsplan. Straume naturreservat, Bø kommune. 2014. Bodø: Fylkesmannen i Nordland. Management plan for the nature reserve.
• Miljøverndepartementet. 1997. Straume naturreservat, Bø kommune, Nordland. 1:5,000 map of the nature reserve.