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Anda, Norway

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Length
  
800 m (2,600 ft)

County
  
Nordland

Municipality
  
Øksnes

Width
  
400 m (1,300 ft)

Area
  
15 ha

Anda, Norway

Location
  
Øksnes, Nordland, Norway

Anden or Anda is a small island in the municipality of Øksnes in Nordland county, Norway. It lies in the Vesterålen archipelago, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Stø on the northern tip of the large island of Langøya, and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of the large island of Andøya. It is home to the Anda Lighthouse, which was the last lighthouse in Norway to be automated (in 1987).

Map of Anda, 8438 St%C3%B8, Norway

The 15.3-hectare (38-acre) 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 a large seal colony on the island.

References

Anda, Norway Wikipedia