Kosterhavet National Park

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Kosterhavet National Park
Kosterhavets nationalpark
IUCN category II (national park)
Location	Bohuslän, Sweden
Nearest city	Strömstad
Coordinates	58°50′N 11°01′E / 58.833°N 11.017°E / 58.833; 11.017
Area	388.78 km2 (150.11 sq mi)[1]
Established	2009
Visitors	90,000
Governing body	Environmental Protection Agency
Official website

Kosterhavet National Park (Swedish: Kosterhavets nationalpark, literally The Koster Sea National Park) is the first national marine park in Sweden, inaugurated in September 2009.^[2] It is part of the Skagerrak sea and is located in Strömstad and Tanum municipalities in Bohuslän, Västra Götaland County, Sweden.^[3][4] It consists of the sea and shores around the Koster Islands, excluding everything else on the islands. In the north, it borders the Norwegian marine park of Ytre Hvaler.

Kosterhavet National Park is home to Sweden's largest seal colony.^[5]