Goksøyr Mires Nature Reserve
Protected area in Norway
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The Goksøyr Mires Nature Reserve[2] (Norwegian: Goksøyrmyrane naturreservat) is located on the island of Runde in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.[3] The reserve was established in 1996 to "take care of a bog area with a blanket bog, a bog type and bog vegetation that were common in coastal areas, but which, due to various forms of intervention, are now rarely found in good and typical condition",[4] according to the conservation regulations.
| Goksøyr Mires Nature Reserve | |
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| Goksøyrmyrane naturreservat | |
 Interactive map of Goksøyr Mires Nature Reserve | |
| Location | Runde, Herøy Municipality |
| Nearest city | Fosnavåg |
| Coordinates | 62.407241°N 5.602900°E |
| Area | 84 ha (210 acres) |
| Established | 1996 |
| Designated | 27 May 2013 |
| Part of | Runde |
| Reference no. | 2164[1] |
The nature reserve encompasses the northwestern part of a mountain plateau on Runde. Blanket bog dominates the area, which has slopes as steep as 25°. The bog is a nesting area for the great skua.[3]
In 2013, the area was designated a Ramsar wetland site as one of five subareas of the Runde Ramsar Site.[5]