Åkersvika

Åkersvika
Map showing the location of Åkersvika
Map of Norway
Location Hamar, Norway
Coordinates 60°47′32″N 11°06′40″E / 60.7923°N 11.111°E / 60.7923; 11.111[1]Coordinates: 60°47′32″N 11°06′40″E / 60.7923°N 11.111°E / 60.7923; 11.111[1]
Area 424 ha (1,050 acres)
Established 1974
Designated 9 July 1974
Reference no. 13[2]

Åkersvika is a 424-hectare (1,050-acre)[1] wetland nature reserve and Ramsar site in Hamar, Norway. It became Norway's first Ramsar site in 1974.[3] Vikingskipet, the speed skating venue for the 1994 Winter Olympics, was built in the site, creating controversy.[4] European Route E6 also runs through the site, and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration has plans to expand the road to a four-lane motorway.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Åkersvika Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ↑ "Åkersvika". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "- Firefelts E6 gjennom Åkersvika naturreservat" (in Norwegian). 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. "1994 Winter Olympics Report, volume III" (PDF). p. 54. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
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