Djurö National Park
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| Djurö National Park | |
|---|---|
| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
| Location: | Sweden |
| Area: | 24 km² |
| Established: | 1991 |
| Governing body: | Swedish National Environmental Protection Agency |
Djurö National Park is a Swedish national park consisting of the Djurö Archipelago, a group of about 30 islands in Sweden's biggest lake, Lake Vänern. Established in 1991, it has an area of 24 square kilometres.
The islands are presently uninhabited, but there is a hunting lodge and an unmanned lighthouse. Wildlife includes fallow deer and a great variety of birds including ospreys, hobby, oyster catchers and greater black-backed gulls.
The horizon of Djurö consists only of water.
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Abisko • Ängsö • Björnlandet • Blå Jungfrun • Dalby Söderskog • Djurö • Fulufjället • Färnebofjärden • Garphyttan • Gotska Sandön • Hamra • Haparanda Archipelago • Muddus • Norra Kvill • Padjelanta • Pieljekaise • Sarek • Skuleskogen • Stenshuvud • Stora Sjöfallet • Store Mosse • Sånfjället • Söderåsen • Tiveden • Tresticklan • Tyresta • Töfsingdalen • Vadvetjåkka
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