Rørvikvågen Wildlife Sanctuary

The Rørvikvågen Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the west side of island in Giske Municipality in county, . The area received protection in 1988 "to preserve an important wetland area with its habitat, bird life and other wildlife", according to the conservation regulations.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ålesund Airport, Vigra and Molnes.

Aerodrome
Photo: Algkalv, CC BY 3.0.
Ålesund Airport, or alternatively Ålesund Vigra Airport, is an international airport serving the town of Ålesund in county, . It is located on the in Giske Municipality and features a 2,314-meter runway aligned 07/25.

Nature reserve
Photo: Fotoagelias, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a nature reserve.

Church
Photo: Henny stokseth, CC BY-SA 3.0 no.
is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Giske Municipality in county, . It is located on the island of , about 3 kilometres southwest of the village of .

Rørvikvågen Wildlife Sanctuary

Latitude
62.5741° or 62° 34′ 27″ north
Longitude
6.0966° or 6° 5′ 48″ east
Inception
May 27th, 1988
Operator
Statsforvalteren i Møre og Romsdal
Open location code
9FJ8H3FW+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 691021844
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Wiki­data ID
Q11998925
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Satellite Map

Discover Rørvikvågen Wildlife Sanctuary from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Spanish—“Rørvikvågen Wildlife Sanctuary” goes by many names.
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rørvikvågen dyrefredningsområde”
  • Norwegian: “Rørvikvågen dyrefredningsområde”
  • Spanish: “Rørvikvågen”

Localities in the Area

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