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Jomfruland National Park

National Park

Jomfruland National Park lies in Kragero Municipality, Telemark county, Norway, established on December 16, 2016, and covering about 117 square kilometers around the islands of Jomfruland and Straholmen. About 98 percent of the park's area is sea, making it primarily a marine protected area, and it is managed by the Norwegian Environment Agency under IUCN Category II. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
2016 2
Area (sq km)
117 2
Governing Body
Norwegian Environment Agency 1
IUCN Category
II 2
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Marine 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Norwegian Environment Agency 1
Sources
1. Jomfruland National Park (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Jomfruland National Park (Norwegian: Jomfruland nasjonalpark) is a national park in Kragerø Municipality in Telemark county, Norway.
  • Introduction
    About 98 percent of the park's area is sea, making it primarily a marine protected area, and it is managed by the Norwegian Environment Agency under IUCN Category II.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Norwegian Environment Agency
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2. Jomfruland National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata item Q28033153
    P31 protected-area class match, verified by search+class allow-list
  • Part Of: Norway, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Jomfruland National Park
Wikidata Q28033153, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Norway
On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Norway, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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