Anden
Anda

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Geography
Location	Nordland, Norway
Coordinates	69°03′57″N 15°10′08″E / 69.0658°N 15.1688°E / 69.0658; 15.1688
Archipelago	Vesterålen
Area	0.153 km2 (0.059 sq mi)
Length	800 m (2600 ft)
Width	400 m (1300 ft)
Administration
Norway
County	Nordland
Municipality	Øksnes Municipality
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Anda
Designated	27 May 2013
Reference no.	2155[1]

Anden or Anda is a small island in the municipality of Øksnes in Nordland county, Norway. It lies in the Vesterålen archipelago, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Stø on the northern tip of the large island of Langøya, and about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of the large island of Andøya. It is home to the Anda Lighthouse, which was the last lighthouse in Norway to be automated (in 1987).^[2]

Environment

The 15.3-hectare (38-acre) island is protected as a nature reserve, and is an important nesting area for Atlantic puffin. Black-legged kittiwakes, razorbills, common shags, herring gulls, and black guillemots also nest there. The island has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International (BLI).^[3] There is a large seal colony on the island.