Raet nasjonalpark

Résumé

Raet National Park is named after a geological phenomenon. The Ra Moraine is the terminal moraine – or glacial deposit – that was left behind when the large Scandinavian glacier receded 11,000-12,000 years ago. There is unmistakable evidence of the last Ice Age within the national park, for all to see along the shorefront and on the many islets and skerries. There are long pebble beaches and sloping bedrock beaches with glacial potholes and striations. Raet is a marine national park which offers special protection to the natural world of the archipelago, with its shorelines and underwater seascapes. As much as 98% of the national park area is below water. The marine protection status includes the sea birds and their breeding grounds, as well as the flora and fauna of the coastal landscape. Raet National Park is like a chunk of Scandinavian Quaternary geology, serving up all the distinctive features of the Norwegian Skagerrak coastline in a nutshell. Enjoy the natural diversity of Raet National Park by visiting its coastal woodlands and beaches, and by looking beneath the surface of the sea or up into the air.