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'''Jærens rev''' (Jæren's reef) is the westernmost sandbank on the coast of [[Jæren]], located approximately off Reve in [[Klepp]] municipality, between Orrestranda and Borestranda.<ref>[https://ift.tt/39I5XLZ Jærens Rev: Norway] National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA ''www.geographic.org'', accessed 17 January 2021</ref><!--<ref>[https://ift.tt/3sxups0 Jærens Rev] ''"Jærens Rev is a reef in Rogaland. Jærens Rev is situated nearby to Revtangen, west of Sørenes."'' ''mapcarta.com'', accessed 17 January 2021</ref>--><ref>[https://ift.tt/3suO7EJ Jæren geographical region, Norway] ''"Unlike most of the Norwegian coast, the plain is not protected by islands; instead, a dangerous reef, Jærens Rev, lies about 3 miles (5 km) offshore."'' ''www.britannica.com'', accessed 17 January 2021</ref>
The reef has been the scene of many shipwrecks along the harsh Jær coast. A rescue station was established here in 1852, and remained in operation until 1993.Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)
Jæren's reef is also a very well known locality for [[wader]]s, and [[Stavanger Museum]] has an ornithological station (Revtangen Ornithological Station) on the mainland nearby.<ref>[https://ift.tt/3ihx0BG About Revtangen Bird Observatory] ''revtangen.no'', accessed 17 January 2021</ref>
==Wreck==
The Norwegian cargo ship ''MS Knute Nelson'' sank at Jærens rev on 27 September 1944, together with several other ships in the same Axis forces convoy, which encountered a French-laid minefield.<ref>[https://ift.tt/3oNvZng MV Knute Nelson (+1944)] ''www.wrecksite.eu'', accessed 17 January 2021</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Jæren]]
[[Category:Rogaland| ]]
The reef has been the scene of many shipwrecks along the harsh Jær coast. A rescue station was established here in 1852, and remained in operation until 1993.Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)
Jæren's reef is also a very well known locality for [[wader]]s, and [[Stavanger Museum]] has an ornithological station (Revtangen Ornithological Station) on the mainland nearby.<ref>[https://ift.tt/3ihx0BG About Revtangen Bird Observatory] ''revtangen.no'', accessed 17 January 2021</ref>
==Wreck==
The Norwegian cargo ship ''MS Knute Nelson'' sank at Jærens rev on 27 September 1944, together with several other ships in the same Axis forces convoy, which encountered a French-laid minefield.<ref>[https://ift.tt/3oNvZng MV Knute Nelson (+1944)] ''www.wrecksite.eu'', accessed 17 January 2021</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Jæren]]
[[Category:Rogaland| ]]
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