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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>

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 [[harvest]]ing 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 ==

== See also ==