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Færder National Park

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Nearest city
  
Tønsberg

Established
  
August 23, 2013

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Location
  
Nøtterøy and Tjøme, Norway

Area
  
340 km (130 sq mi), of which 15 km (5.8 sq mi) is land 325 km (125 sq mi) is water

Governing body
  
Norwegian Environment Agency

Management
  
Norwegian Environment Agency

Færder National Park (Norwegian: Færder nasjonalpark) is a national park in Nøtterøy and Tjøme in Vestfold, Norway. It is mostly a marine park, and includes some islands and coastal areas. 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.

References

Færder National Park Wikipedia