Åkersvika

Åkersvika is a 424-hectare (1,050-acre)^[1] wetland nature reserve and Ramsar site in Hamar, Norway. It became Norway's first Ramsar site in 1974.^[3] Vikingskipet, the speed skating venue for the 1994 Winter Olympics, was built in the site, creating controversy.^[4] European Route E6 also runs through the site, and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration has plans to expand the road to a four-lane motorway.^[3]

Åkersvika
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Map of Norway
Location	Hamar, Norway
Coordinates	60.7923°N 11.111°E / 60.7923; 11.111[1]
Area	424 ha (1,050 acres)
Established	1974
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	9 July 1974
Reference no.	13[2]

References

1. "Åkersvika Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
2. "Åkersvika". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
3. "- Firefelts E6 gjennom Åkersvika naturreservat" (in Norwegian). 8 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
4. Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. "1994 Winter Olympics Report, volume III" (PDF). p. 54. Retrieved 10 December 2010.