Bolærne is an
archipelago
An archipelago ( ), sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.
Examples of archipelagos include: the Indonesian Arc ...
in the outer part of
Oslofjord
The Oslofjord (, ; en, Oslo Fjord) is an inlet in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the and lighthouses and down to in the south to Oslo in the north. It is part of the Skagerrak strait, connecting the Nor ...
, in the municipality
Nøtterøy
Nøtterøy is an island and a former municipality in the present-day municipality of Færder in Vestfold and Telemark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Borgheim. The parish of ''Nøtterø'' was esta ...
in
Vestfold
Vestfold is a traditional region, a former county and a current electoral district in Eastern Norway. In 2020 the county became part of the much larger county of Vestfold og Telemark. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it bordered t ...
, Norway. The islands have a total land area of 2.6 km². The largest island, Mellom Bolæren, covers 1.1 km². The easternmost island is
Østre Bolæren
Østre Bolæren (English: Eastern Bolærne), also known as Østre Bolærne is the easternmost of the three largest islands in the archipelago Bolærne outside Nøtterøy in Færder municipality, Vestfold County, Norway. The island has an area o ...
. The islands have been inhabited by fishermen from the 16th century.
There was a
coastal fortress from 1916 to 2002. The archipelago is included in the
Færder National Park
Færder National Park ( no, 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 ...
, which was established in 2013.
Færder nasjonalpark er opprettaGovernment.no
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References
Islands of Vestfold og Telemark
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