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Malmøya og Malmøykalven Nature Reserve

Coordinates: 59°51′54″N 10°44′56″E / 59.8650°N 10.7489°E / 59.8650; 10.7489
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Malmøya og Malmøykalven Nature Reserve
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Malmøya og Malmøykalven Nature Reserve is a nature reserve established in 2008 in the municipality of Oslo, Norway.

The nature reserve consists of parts of the island of Malmøya, the island of Malmøykalven, and a water zone which includes the skerries of Malmøyskjær and Hertugskjær. It covers an area of about 0.509 km², of which 0.274 km² is land area. The nature reserve contains geological locations with scientifically important fossils from Cambrian and Silurian, particular vegetation types, and is an important nesting site for seabirds.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Forskrift om Malmøya og Malmøykalven naturreservat" (in Norwegian). Lovdata. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Malmøya og Malmøykalven". Naturbase (in Norwegian). Miljødirektoratet. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

59°51′54″N 10°44′56″E / 59.8650°N 10.7489°E / 59.8650; 10.7489