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Gotska Sandön National Park

National Park

Gotska Sandön National Park protects an island composed largely of sand, in Gotland County, established in 1909 as one of the first nine national parks in Sweden and covering about 4,490 hectares. Its scenery is dominated by beaches, dunes and pine forest. 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
1909 2
Area (sq km)
44.6388 2
Governing Body
Naturvårdsverket 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Naturvardsverket (Sweden) 1
Sources
1. Gotska Sandön (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
Gotska Sandön (literally translated as "The Gotlandic Sand Island") is an uninhabited Swedish island north of Gotland in the Baltic Sea.
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2. Wikidata: Gotska Sandön National Park
  • Wikidata Q17745939, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q17745939 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Sweden, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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