Nordens Ark

Nordens Ark
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58°26′28″N 11°26′06″E / 58.44111°N 11.43500°E / 58.44111; 11.43500
Date opened14 June 1989[1]
LocationSotenäs Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Land area383 ha (950 acres)[2]
No. of species80[3]
Annual visitors100,000[4][5]
MembershipsEAZA,[6] WAZA[7]
Websiteen.nordensark.se

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.

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.

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