Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago
Also known as Vega Archipelago, Vega Islands, Vegaøyan, Vegaøyan - Archipel de Vega
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (v).
Region
Europe and North America
Norway
Inscribed
2004
List reference
1143
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago is about 260 km north of Trondheim. The nearest other World Heritage site is Laponian Area, about 310 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Mo i Rana · about 20,000 peopleabout 130 km north-east
- Bodø · about 34,000 peopleabout 210 km north-east
- Trondheim · about 147,000 peopleabout 260 km south
- Östersund · about 46,000 peopleabout 300 km south-east
- Narvik · about 20,000 peopleabout 380 km north-east
- Örnsköldsvik · about 28,000 peopleabout 420 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SwedenMixed315 km away
NorwayCultural341 km away
SwedenCultural464 km away
SwedenCultural485 km away
Finland, SwedenNatural500 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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