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Created page with "The '''Vegaøyan''' cluster of dozens of islands centred on Vega, just south of the Arctic Circle, forms a cultural landscape of 103,710 ha, of which 6,930 ha is land...."
The '''Vegaøyan''' cluster of dozens of [[island]]s centred on Vega, just south of the [[Arctic Circle]], forms a cultural landscape of 103,710 ha, of which 6,930 ha is land. The islands bear testimony to a distinctive frugal way of life based on [[fishing]] and the [[harvesting]] of the down of eider ducks, in an inhospitable environment. There are fishing villages, quays, warehouses, eider houses (built for eider [[ducks]] to nest in), farming landscapes, lighthouses and beacons. There is evidence of human settlement from the [[Stone Age]] onwards. By the 9th century, the islands had become an important centre for the supply of down, which appears to have accounted for around a third of the islanders’ income. The Vega [[Archipelago]] reflects the way fishermen/farmers have, over the past 1,500 years, maintained a sustainable living and the contribution of women to eiderdown harvesting.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1143</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.verdensarvvega.no/index.php/en/ Official website of the Vegaøyan]
== References ==
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[[Category:Archipelagos]]
[[Category:Norwegian Islands]]
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.verdensarvvega.no/index.php/en/ Official website of the Vegaøyan]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Archipelagos]]
[[Category:Norwegian Islands]]