Færder_National_Park

Færder National Park

Færder National Park

National park in Norway

Færder National Park (Norwegian: Færder nasjonalpark) is a national park in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is mostly a marine park, and includes some islands and coastal areas to the east of the larger islands of Nøtterøy and Tjøme. To the east, the national park borders to the Ytre Hvaler National Park. Færder covers an area of 340 km2 (130 sq mi), of which 325 km2 (125 sq mi) is sea and 15 km2 (6 sq mi) is land. The park was established on 23 August 2013. The park includes large parts of the archipelago of Bolærne, as well as the protected Færder Lighthouse and the ruins of Store Færder Lighthouse with its associated protected buildings.[1][2][3][4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Forskrift om vern av Færder nasjonalpark, Nøtterøy og Tjøme kommuner, Vestfold" (PDF) (in Norwegian). www.regjeringen.no. 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. [2]
    Lundbo, Sten; Askheim, Svein. "Færder nasjonalpark". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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    "Færder nasjonalpark er oppretta" (in Norwegian). Government.no. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Færder er ny nasjonalpark" (in Norwegian). Miljødirektoratet. Retrieved 19 March 2015.


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