Færder National Park () is a

national park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...

Færder Municipality Færder is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borgheim. Other villages in the municipality include Årøysund, Bj ...

Vestfold Vestfold () is a county and a current electoral district in Norway. Located on the western shore of the Oslofjord, it borders Buskerud and Telemark counties. The county administration is located in Tønsberg, Norway's oldest city, and the larg ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

. It is mostly a

marine park A marine park is a designated park consisting of an area of sea (or lake) set aside to achieve ecological sustainability, promote marine awareness and understanding, enable marine recreational activities, and provide benefits for Indigenous peo ...

, and includes some islands and coastal areas to the east of the larger islands of

Nøtterøy Nøtterøy is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution on 1 January 2018. The area is now part of Færder Municipality. The admini ...

and

Tjøme Tjøme () is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The island municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2018. The area is now part of Færder Municipality. The administrative ce ...

. To the east, the national park borders to the

Ytre Hvaler National Park Ytre Hvaler National Park (, ) is a national park located within Hvaler Municipality and Fredrikstad Municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The park was established on 26 June 2009 and was the first national marine park in the country of N ...

. Færder covers an area of , of which is sea and is land. The park was established on 23 August 2013. The park includes large parts of the archipelago of

Bolærne Bolærne is an archipelago in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. Bolærne is located in the Oslofjord about east of the large island of Nøtterøy. Today, there are no longer any permanent residents of the islands. The archipelag ...

, as well as the protected

Færder Lighthouse Færder Lighthouse () is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Færder in Vestfold county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the archipelago Tristein, three small islands in the outer Oslofjord. It was first lit in 1857 as a replacement ...

and the ruins of Store Færder Lighthouse with its associated protected buildings.

Gallery

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References

National parks of Norway Protected areas established in 2013 2013 establishments in Norway Nøtterøy Tjøme {{Europe-protected-area-stub