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Nordens Ark
Zoo in Västra Götaland County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nordens Ark (Ark of the North) is a zoo located on the 383-hectare (950-acre) Åby Manor in Bohuslän, Sweden. Nordens Ark was opened in 1989 and is operated by the Nordens Ark Foundation (Swedish: Stiftelsen Nordens Ark). Nordens Ark is on the west coast of Sweden, not far from the border with Norway. Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, was appointed as Nordens Ark Supreme Protector in 1989.
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Date opened | 14 June 1989[1] |
Location | Sotenäs Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden |
Land area | 383 ha (950 acres)[2] |
No. of species | 80[3] |
Annual visitors | 100,000[4][5] |
Memberships | EAZA,[6] WAZA[7] |
Website | en |
Nordens Ark has been a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) since 1992 and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) since 1994.[1]
Nordens Ark is open to visitors every day of the year and receives around 100,000 visitors per annum.