Bolærne
Encyclopedia
Bolærne is an archipelago
in the outer part of Oslofjord
, in the municipality Nøtterøy
in Vestfold
, Norway. The islands have a total land area of 2.6 km². The largest island, Midtre Bolærne, covers 1.1 km². The islands have been inhabited from the 16th century. There was a coastal fortress from 1916 to 2002. The archipelago is included in the Ormø-Færder Landscape Protection Area.
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
in the outer part of Oslofjord
Oslofjord
The Oslofjord is a bay in the south-east of Norway, stretching from an imaginary line between the Torbjørnskjær and Færder lighthouses and down to Langesund in the south to Oslo in the north....
, in the municipality Nøtterøy
Nøtterøy
Nøtterøy is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borgheim.The parish of Nøtterø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
in Vestfold
Vestfold
is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...
, Norway. The islands have a total land area of 2.6 km². The largest island, Midtre Bolærne, covers 1.1 km². The islands have been inhabited from the 16th century. There was a coastal fortress from 1916 to 2002. The archipelago is included in the Ormø-Færder Landscape Protection Area.