Akerøya

Akerøya

Akerøya

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Akerøya is an uninhabited island in the Hvaler island chain in Østfold, Norway. The island has an area of 1.6 km2. On the islet Festningholmen near Akerøya is Akerøya Fort which from the 17th century was part of the fortifications of Fredrikstad Fortress.[1] [2] Akerøya was protected as a nature reserve from 1978, and is included in the Ytre Hvaler National Park from 2009.[3]

Akerøya Fort on Festningsholmen

References

  1. [1]
    Halvor Haugen (19 April 2007). "Redningsaksjon for Akerøy fort". NRK Østfold. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Akerøya". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Forskrift om vern av Ytre Hvaler nasjonalpark, Hvaler og Fredrikstad kommuner, Østfold" (in Norwegian). Lovdata. 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2011.

59.048°N 10.884°E / 59.048; 10.884


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