Giske Wildlife Sanctuary

The Giske Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Makkevika inlet on the island of Giske in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. 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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Giske Church and Giske Bridge.

Giske Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Giske Church is a 12th-century marble parish church of the Church of Norway in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the island of Giske, about 10 kilometres northwest of the town of Ålesund.

Giske Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Finnrind, CC BY 2.0.

The Giske Bridge is a concrete beam bridge between the islands of Valderøya and Giske in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge is 552 metres long, the longest span is 52 metres, and the maximum clearance to the sea is 17 metres.

Synesvågen Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

The Synesvågen Nature Reserve is located on the southwest part of Vigra island in Giske Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The area received protection in 1988 "to preserve an important wetland area with its appertaining plant communities, bird life, and other wildlife," according to the conservation regulations.

Giske Wildlife Sanctuary

Type: Nature reserve
Description: protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00001392)
Categories: wildlife conservation area and recreation area
Location: Giske, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.5067° or 62° 30′ 24″ north

Longitude

6.0209° or 6° 1′ 15″ east

Inception

May 27th, 1988

Operator

Statsforvalteren i Møre og Romsdal

Open location code

9FJ8G24C+M9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 691021999

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q17776167

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian to Spanish—“Giske Wildlife Sanctuary” goes by many names.

Norwegian Bokmål: “Giske dyrefredningsområde”
Norwegian: “Giske dyrefredningsområde”
Spanish: “Giske”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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