Åkervika

Åkervika
Map of Norway
Location Hamar, Norway
Coordinates [1]
Area 424 ha (1,050 acres)
Established 1974

Åkervika 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.[2] Vikingskipet, the speed skating venue for the 1994 Winter Olympics, was built in the site, creating controversy.[3] 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Åkersvika Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net. http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Akersvika_Nature_Reserve. 
  2. ^ a b "- Firefelts E6 gjennom Åkersvika naturreservat" (in Norwegian). 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5wMyL4rMt. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 
  3. ^ Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. "1994 Winter Olympics Report, volume III". p. 54. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK3.PDF. Retrieved 10 December 2010.