Nordenskiöld_Land_National_Park

Nordenskiöld Land National Park

Nordenskiöld Land National Park

National park in Norway


Nordenskiöld Land National Park (Norwegian: Nordenskiöld Land nasjonalpark) is a national park in Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway.

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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

  1. "Nordenskiöldkysten". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.



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