Kolmården Wildlife Park
zoo in Norrköping, Sweden
Kolmården Wildlife Park (Swedish: Kolmårdens djurpark) is a zoo. It opened in 1965 overlooking Bråviken bay in Sweden. It is the largest zoo in Scandinavia.
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| Date opened | 1965 |
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| Location | Bråviken bay, Norrköping, Sweden |
| Land area | 1.5 km2 (370 acres)[1] |
| Coordinates | 58°39′55″N 16°27′59″E / 58.66528°N 16.46639°ECoordinates: 58°39′55″N 16°27′59″E / 58.66528°N 16.46639°E |
| No. of species | 85 |
| Annual visitors | 720,000 (2015)[2][3] |
| Memberships | EAZA,[4] WAZA[5] |
| Website | www.kolmarden.com |
Places to seeEdit
The park includes the first dolphinarium in Scandinavia. It opened in 1969 and has daily shows, and the world's first cable car safari. The wildlife park also has a birds of prey display and a seal show. In the Marine World area is a roller coaster called "The Dolphin Express". Another, larger, roller coaster in the park is Wildfire.
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Kolmården: Let the adventure begin Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kolmårdens djurpark". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 April 2011. (subscription required)
- ↑ "Kolmården Zoo". parks-resorts.com. Parks and Resorts Scandinavia. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
Other websitesEdit
- Official website
Media related to Kolmården Zoo at Wikimedia Commons- Statistics on the Delfinexpressen roller coaster at Coasterpedia
