Editing Hvaler (section)

==Geography==
South of Skjærhalden lies a chain of a few inhabitable islands and several hundreds of smaller islands and rocks. The bigger islands are named, clockwise, [[Nordre Sandøy]], [[Søndre Sandøy]], [[Hærføl]], [[Søndre Lauer]], and [[Nordre Lauer]].  Another smaller island is [[Tisler]].  On all of these islands, with the exception of Søndre Lauer, summer houses fill the landscape.  The islands of Søndre Sandøy and Hærføl are the two only islands that have local shops and roads which support car traffic.

Nordre Sandøy, situated on the north end of this chain of islands in southern Hvaler, is one of the largest islands with a distinct [[flora]] and [[fauna]] diversity. Although equipped with a good stretch of roads, car traffic is forbidden there and no commercial activity whatsoever exists.  In many ways, this gives its population (mostly summertime vacationers) a greater feeling of isolation from the average Norwegian's hectic life, and it acts as a buffer against pollution. Nordre Sandøy is thought to have been one of the bases of [[Peter Tordenskjold]] during his time as a [[privateer]]. One of the bays on the island is named "Tordenskjoldsbukta" ({{langx|no|Bay of Tordenskjold}}). The remains of two dead pirates have been found on the island. Legend has it that he buried some of his treasure on the island. In 1997, a local boy, Simon Rene Magnussen, found three old golden coins while [[scuba diving]] in the area.

[[File:Skjaerhalden panorama.JPG|thumb|none|780px|Panorama of Skjærhalden harbor]]

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|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Hvaler by country of origin in 2017'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |language=en |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=29 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}</ref>
 
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! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
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| {{flag|Poland}}||34
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| {{flag|Afghanistan}}||31
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| {{flag|Denmark}}||19
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