Nordenskiöld Land National Park
| Nordenskiöld Land National Park | |
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| Location | Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway |
| Nearest city | Longyearbyen |
| Coordinates | 77°52′N 15°19′E / 77.867°N 15.317°E / 77.867; 15.317 |
| Area | 1,362 km2 (1,207 km2 land, 155 km2 sea) |
| Established | 2003 |
| Governing body | Directorate for Nature Management |
| Official name | Nordenskiöldkysten |
| Designated | 11 December 2010 |
| Reference no. | 1968[1] |
Nordenskiöld Land National Park (Norwegian: Nordenskiöld Land nasjonalpark) is a national park in Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway.
Opened in 2003, the park covers the southern part of Nordenskiöld Land, on the north shore of Van Mijenfjorden. The park includes Reindalen, which is Svalbard's largest ice-free valley and features moraines, rock glaciers, pingos and avalanche features. The valley has lush vegetation and the lower part is a wetland. The area is important for reindeer, Arctic fox, waders, geese and ducks.
References
- ^ "Nordenskiöldkysten". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- (in Norwegian) Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management on Nordenskiöld Land National Park
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