Akerøya Explained

Akerøya is an uninhabited island in the Hvaler island chain in Østfold, Norway. The island has an area of 1.6 km2. On the islet Festningholmen near Akerøya is Akerøya Fort which from the 17th century was part of the fortifications of Fredrikstad Fortress.[1] [2] Akerøya was protected as a nature reserve from 1978, and is included in the Ytre Hvaler National Park from 2009.[3]

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59.048°N 10.884°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Redningsaksjon for Akerøy fort. NRK Østfold. Halvor Haugen. 19 April 2007. November 1, 2016.
  2. Encyclopedia: Akerøya . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 28 August 2011 .
  3. Web site: Forskrift om vern av Ytre Hvaler nasjonalpark, Hvaler og Fredrikstad kommuner, Østfold . 2009 . Lovdata . Norwegian . 28 August 2011 .

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