Least ConcernCommon Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Sweden's first marine national park; its cold, deep water holds more marine species than any other coastal area in the country
Area
389 km²
Designated in
2009
Region
Bohuslän (west coast)
Declared in 2009, Kosterhavet was Sweden's first exclusively marine national park. Its water, influenced by a deep submarine trench that lets cold North Sea currents in, supports the greatest diversity of marine species documented in any Swedish coastal area, including cold-water coral reefs of the genus Lophelia, normally associated with far greater ocean depths.
Ecosystems found in Sweden, where Kosterhavet lies.
What is worth looking out for this month in Sweden?
Now is a good time: Autumn bird migration at Falsterbo (11 August to 20 November (raptor peak from late August to early October))
Now is a good time: Autumn bird migration at Falsterbo (11 August to 20 November (raptor peak from late August to early October))
Now is a good time: Autumn bird migration at Falsterbo (11 August to 20 November (raptor peak from late August to early October))
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Sweden
Same country: Sweden
Same country: Sweden
Same country: Sweden
Based on what we already know about this park.
Climate
Temperate, Polar / cold
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