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Photo Arendal and the N... Shore Lichen (Xanthoria parietina), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hisøy

Shore Lichen (Xanthoria parietina), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hisøy

The Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway covers an area of the Skagerak coast between Grenland in Telemark and Lindesnes in West Agder, including many hundreds of islands and skerries. The Sørland coast is one of the most important recreation areas of Norway and hosts a unique coastal ecosystem with special habitats and a rich biodiversity. Therefore tourism is regulated accordingly with special nature reserves and bird sanctuaries in place. Presently discussed are plans to develop a national park, and within Norway's plan to establish 26 marine protected areas (MPAs), "Transect Skagerak" is planned as a 692km2 MPA outside of Arendal and the islands Tromøy and Hisøy, reaching out from shallow to several hundred meter deep sea.

Year: 2016

From album: Arendal and the Norwegian, Raet National Park ("Sørlandet")

Photographer: Peter Prokosch

Tags: Lichens Nature Norway Raet National Park

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Arendal coast with Tromøy and Hisøy, Sørlandet, Norway

Arendal's flower, Wild Tulip, a "Balast Plant", Hisøy, Sørlandet, Norway

Beech forest at the North-West edge of its distribution, Hasseltangen, Grimstad, Norway

Beech forest at the North-West edge of its distribution, Hasseltangen, Grimstad, Norway

Beech forest at the North-West edge of its distribution, Hasseltangen, Grimstad, Norway

Bird-ringing site, Jomfruland, Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway,

Birdwatchers on Trommlingen, Sørlandet, Norway

Brown Algea (Fucus spec.), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hisøy

Brown Algea (Fucus spec.), Reat national Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hisøy

Climate-neutral GRID-House in Arendal

Climate-neutral GRID-House in Arendal

Climate-neutral GRID-House in Arendal, winter-aspect

Coal Tit (Parus ater), Tromøy, planned "Raet National Park", Norwegian South Coast

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Archipelago of Søgne

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Archipelago of Søgne

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Archipelago of Søgne

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Archipelago of Søgne

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Archipelago of Søgne, Ny Hellesund

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Archipelago of Søgne, Ny Hellesund

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, colors at the shoreline

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, colors at the shoreline

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Jerkholmen

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Kolbjørnsvik, Hisøy

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Kolbjørnsvik, Hisøy

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Langøy near Kragerø

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Lille Torungen Lighthouse

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Mid-summer evening colors

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Mid-summer evening colors

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Mid-summer evening colors

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Mid-summer evening colors

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Mute Swans, Hvaler islands

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, outside Arendal

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Skarestrand, Tromøy

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen Lighthouse

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Tromøy

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, view from Store Torungen towards Arendal

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, view from Store Torungen towards mainland

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, view from Store Torungen towards the mainland

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, view from Store Torungen towards West

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, view from Store Torungen towards West

Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, view towards Torungen Islands

Coastal Pine forest, Hove, Tromøy

Common Gull (Larus canus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Common Gull (Larus canus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Common Gulls (Larus canus), planned Raet National Park, South-coast of Norway

Common Terns (Sterna hirundo), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Kolbjørnsvik, Arendal

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Kolbjørnsvik, Arendal

Cormorans (Phalacrocorax carbo), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen Lighthouse

Cruise-ship heading for Arendal, Coastal Archipelago Park on the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, view from Lille Torungen towards South

Eider Duck female with young (Somateria mollissima), Lille Torungen, Sørlendet, Norway

Eider Duck male (Somateria mollissima), Lille Torungen, Sørlendet, Norway

Eider Ducks and Cormoran, Lille Torungen, Sørlendet, Norway

Eider Duck (Somateria molissima) family, planned "Raet National Park"

Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima), male lifting off, Lille Torungen, Sørlendet, Norway

Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima), male lifting up, Lille Torungen, Sørlendet, Norway

Eider Duck (Somateria mollissima), Pair, Lille Torungen, Sørlendet, Norway

Eider Ducks (Somateria mollissima), Lille Torungen, Sørlendet, Norway

Eider Ducks (Somateria mollissima), Lille Torungen, Sørlendet, Norway

Eider Ducks (Somateria mollissima), Lille Torungen, Sørlendet, Norway

Fenno-Scandian Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus littoralis), Lille Torungen, Sørlandet, Norway

Fenno-Scandian Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus littoralis), Store Torungen, Sørlandet, Norway

Fenno-Scandian Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus littoralis), Store Torungen, Sørlandet, Norway

Gravel Ridge ("Raet"), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Merdø

Gravel Ridge ("Raet"), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Merdø

Gravel Ridge ("Raet"), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Merdø

Gravel Ridge ("Raet"), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Tromøy

Gravel Ridge ("Raet"), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Tromøy

Gravel Ridge ("Raet"), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Tromøy

Gravel Ridge ("Raet"), Trommlingen, Sørlandet, Norway

Gravel Ridge ("Raet"), Trommlingen, Sørlandet, Norway

Gravel Ridge ("Raet"), Trommlingen, Sørlandet, Norway

Gravel Ridge ("Raet"), Trommlingen, Sørlandet, Norway

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus major), Hisøy, planned "Raet National Park", Norwegian South Coast

Greylag Geese (Anser anser), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Langøy near Kragerø

Greylag Geese (Anser anser), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Greylag Geese (Anser anser), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

GRID-Arendal offices at the waterfront

GRID-Arendal offices at the waterfront

GRID-Arendal offices at the waterfront

GRID-Arendal offices at the waterfront

GRID-Arendal offices at the waterfront

GRID-Arendal offices at the waterfront

GRID-Arendal offices at the waterfront

GRID-Arendal offices at the waterfront (in background of Common Gull)

GRID-Arendal offices at the waterfront, summer-aspect

GRID-Arendal offices at the waterfront, winter-aspect

GRID-Arendal offices at the waterfront, winter-aspect

GRID-Arendal offices at the waterfront, winter-aspect

Guillemot (Uria aalge), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway,

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus), Raet National Park, Norway, Store Torungen

High waves at Tromøy shore, "Rollingstone" (Raet) National Park in planning, Arendal

Hooded Crow (Corvus corone cornix), Tromøy, Arendal, Southern Norway

Kajaking in the Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Kayaking in the Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway

Kayaking in the Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen Lighthouse

Kayaking in the Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen Lighthouse

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus), first-year bird, Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus), Herring Gull in background, Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Store Torungen

Lychnis Viscaria (Sticky Catchfly), Valøyene, Grimstad, Norway

Marsh Daisies (Armeria maritima), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Marsh Daisies (Armeria maritima), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Marsh Daisies (Armeria maritima), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), planned Raet National Park, Norwegian South Coast

Norwegian South-Coast around Grimstad, November morning

Pollen, the inner harbour of Arendal

Recreation at Tromøy shore, "Rollingstone" (Raet) National Park in planning, Arendal

Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator), coast outside Arendal

Rose Chafer (Cetonia aurata), Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Hvaler Islands

Seagulls following shrimp fisher, Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway

Seagulls following shrimp fisher, Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway

Seagulls following shrimp fisher, Raet National Park, Norway

Shrimp fishing, Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway

Shrimp fishing, Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway

Shrimp fishing, watched by UN Officials, Coastal Archipelago Park of the South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway

Spring flowers on Store Torungen, planned "Raet National Park"

Spring flowers on Store Torungen, planned "Raet National Park"

Spring-view from GRID-Arendal's offices, Kolbjørnsvik

Tall ships visiting Arendal

Tall ships visiting Arendal

Tall ships visiting Arendal

Tall ships visiting Arendal (in front of the GRID-House)

The South Coast ("Sørlandet") of Norway, Archipelago of Søgne

Trommlingen, Sørlandet, Norway

Tromøy shore, "Rollingstone" (Raet) National Park in planning, Arendal

Tromøy shore, "Rollingstone" (Raet) National Park in planning, Arendal

Tromøy shore, "Rollingstone" (Raet) National Park in planning, Arendal

Tromøy shore, "Rollingstone" (Raet) National Park in planning, Arendal

Tromøy shore, "Rollingstone" (Raet) National Park in planning, Arendal

Tromøy shore, "Rollingstone" (Raet) National Park in planning, Arendal

View from Store Torungen to Lille Torungen and Arendal in spring, planned Raet National Park

Weather monitoring, Store Torungen, Coastal Archipelago Park (Sørlandet), Norway

Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), planned "Raet National Park", Norwegian South Coast

Wildlife in planned "Raet National Park": Silver-necked Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Wildlife in planned "Raet National Park": Silver-necked Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Wildlife in planned "Raet National Park": Silver-necked Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Wildlife in planned "Raet National Park": Silver-necked Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Wildlife in planned "Raet National Park": Silver-necked Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Wind-shaped pine forests at the shores of Tromøy, "Rollingstone" (Raet) National Park in planning, Arendal

Winter-view from GRID-Arendal's offices, Kolbjørnsvik

Winter-view from GRID-Arendal's offices, Kolbjørnsvik

Winter-view from GRID-Arendal's offices, Kolbjørnsvik

Wood Anemones (Anemone nemorosa) are flowering in the spring forest on Jomfruland, Sørlandet, Norway

Wryneck (Jynx torquilla), Hisøy, planned "Raet National Park", South Coast of Norway

Wryneck (Jynx torquilla), Hisøy, planned "Raet National Park", South Coast of Norway

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella), Hisøy, Norway

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