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Faerder National Park

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Faerder National Park is a marine national park in Faerder Municipality, Vestfold county, Norway, established on August 23, 2013, and covering about 340 square kilometers, of which roughly 325 square kilometers is water. It protects the archipelago east of the islands Notteroy and Tjome, including large parts of the Bolaerne archipelago, the Faerder Lighthouse and the ruins of the older Store Faerder Lighthouse, and borders Ytre Hvaler National Park to the east. 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/

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Governance by Government 1
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Terrestrial 1
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National Park 1
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Norwegian Environment Agency 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Norwegian Environment Agency 1
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1. Faerder National Park (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Færder National Park (Norwegian: Færder nasjonalpark) is a national park in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.
  • Lead sentence
    is a national park in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway
  • Introduction
    Faerder National Park is a marine national park in Faerder Municipality, Vestfold county, Norway, established on August 23, 2013, and covering about 340 square kilometers, of which roughly 325 square kilometers is water.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Norwegian Environment Agency
  • Part Of: Norway, Lead paragraph
    nasjonalpark) is a national park in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.
  • On Continent: Europe
    Færder National Park (Norwegian: Færder nasjonalpark) is a national park in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.
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