Vegaøyan: The Vega Archipelago
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Description: Photographs and description of these islands which have been inhabited from the Stone Age onwards, and a justification for their inclusion as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago A 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 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.
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| Page title: | Vegaøyan -- The Vega Archipelago - UNESCO World Heritage Centre |
| Keywords: | UNESCO, World Heritage,Heritage,Patrimoine,Patrimoine mondial,Convention,1972 |
| Description: | UNESCO World Heritage Centre |
| IP-address: | 193.242.192.43 |
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| NS | Name Server:NS1.NAN2.FR.UU.NET Name Server:NS1.NAN1.FR.UU.NET Name Server:NS0.UNESCO.ORG Name Server:NS1.UNESCO.ORG Name Server: Name Server: Name Server: Name Server: Name Server: Name Server: Name Server: DNSSEC:Unsigned |
| WHOIS | Status: clientTransferProhibited |
| Date | Creation Date: 1994-03-01T05:00:00Z Expiry Date: 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z |