Anda, Norway

Anda, Norway

Anda is a small island in the municipality of Øksnes in the Norwegian county of Nordland. It lies in the Vesterålen archipelago, about 5 km north of the northern tip of Langøya, and west of Andøya. It is home to the Anda lighthouse, which was the last lighthouse in Norway to be automated, in 1987. The island is protected as a nature reserve, and is an important nesting area for Atlantic Puffin.

Black-legged Kittiwakes, razorbills, Common Shags, Herring Gulls and Black Guillemots also nest there. There is large seal colony on the island.

External links

* Norwegian Lighthouse Association's (Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening's) web page for [http://www.fyr.no/fyra/anda/anda.html Anda lighthouse] (in Norwegian).
* [http://www.miljostatus.no/nordland/tema/naturomrader/naturvern/verneomradene_i_nordland/verneomrader/anda_naturreservat.htm Anda nature reserve] (in Norwegian)


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