Utsira
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| County | Rogaland | |
| District | ||
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Utsira | |
| Mayor (2005) | Geir Helge Rasmussen (Bygdalista for Utsira) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 6 Square kilometre>km² 6 km² 0.00 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 433 215 0.00 % -0.9 % 34/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.utsira.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
The Utsira church is from 1785. There is also a finding from the Stone Age on the island.
In 2004, Norsk Hydro installed a combined wind power and hydrogen power utility on Utsira. It is a full scale pilot project for energy self-sufficiency for a remote community. In periods when there is surplus wind energy, the excess power will be used for generating hydrogen by electrolysis. The hydrogen is stored, and is available for power generation in periods where there is little wind.
Birding
Utsira is known as the best birding site in Norway. There have been 317 different species recorded on Utsira, of which 23 are new to Norway.Shipping Forecast
Utsira (under the spelling Utsire) gives its name to two of the sea areas of the British Shipping Forecast.External links
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