Kosterhavets Nationalpark

Kosterhavets Nationalpark

hiking along the scenic shore of Sweden's oldest national marine park

Location: 

Strömstad, Sweden

Duration: 

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Personal highlights

  1. Kosterhavets: national marine park in Swedeninfo-icon, at the Skagerrak Sea
  2. Koster Islands: taking a ferry and hiking around the two main islands
  3. National Park: protecting the sea and shore but not the islands itself
  4. Protection: over 6,000 marine species, 200 only found in this place
  5. Location: at the Swedish coast, very close to the Norwegian border

Image sources

  1. Red house at the ocean
  2. Swedish flag on a boat
  3. Ponies on a meadow
  4. Forest in Kosterhavets
  5. Drawing in the sand

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