Vegaøyan
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nordland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 65°42′25″N 11°50′46″E / 65.7070°N 11.8460°E |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Nordland |
| Municipality | Vega Municipality |
| Official name | Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago |
| Location | Nordland, Norway |
| Criteria | Cultural: (v) |
| Reference | 1143bis |
| Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
| Extensions | 2017 |
| Area | 107,294 ha (265,130 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 28,952 ha (71,540 acres) |
Vegaøyan (Norwegian) or the Vega Archipelago (English) is a group of islands in the Norwegian Sea in Nordland county, Norway. The archipelago is mostly located in Vega Municipality. Since 2004, the archipelago has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This cluster of around 6,500 small islands just south of the Arctic Circle, surrounds the main island of Vega and has been inhabited since the Stone Age. Other larger islands in the group include Igerøya, Ylvingen, and Søla.