Raet National Park
Marine moraine ridge, pebble islands and sandy beaches on Norway's Agder coast
Raet is mostly sea, 599 km2 of its 607 km2, and follows a long moraine left by a glacier about 12,000 years ago, partly on land and partly under water. Kelp forests, eelgrass beds and the tiny pebble island of Måen set it apart.
Things to do
- On the waterSwim at the sandy beaches at Hove on Tromøya or on the island of Merdø
- Try thisLook for the small pebble island of Måen, east of Tromøy, in an area known as a ships' graveyard
- WildlifeWatch resident and migratory birds around the Nidelva delta wetlands
- Try thisBase yourself in Grimstad, Arendal or Tvedestrand and explore the coast from there
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Måen
A small, unstable pebble island, 130 m long, east of Tromøy.