ICELAND · DESIGNATIONS · PROTECTED AREAS
Vatnsverndarsvæði friðlýsinga
What this layer shows
Catchments protected by their own acts, such as Act No. 97/2004 on the protection of Mývatn and Laxá. Works and activities that could affect the water are restricted there.
Publisher and licence
Náttúruverndarstofnun; Umhverfis- og orkustofnun (UOS), frjáls notkun, getið heimilda
Licence not stated by the publisher
Náttúruverndarstofnun; Umhverfis- og orkustofnun (UOS), frjáls notkun, getið heimilda
Where the data comes from
WFS · gis.ust.is
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Facts shown for each feature
Legal basis · Designated
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Development and planning
What matters before building: drinking-water protection zones, avalanche hazard, contaminated soil, noise maps, post-glacial lava, recorded archaeological sites and planted forest.