Nordenskiöld Land National Park

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

Nordenskiöld Land National Park
LocationSpitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Nearest cityLongyearbyen
Coordinates77°52′N 15°19′E / 77.867°N 15.317°E / 77.867; 15.317
Area1,362 km2 (1,207 km2 land, 155 km2 sea)
Established2003
Governing bodyDirectorate for Nature Management
Official nameNordenskiöldkysten
Designated11 December 2010
Reference no.1968[1]
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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

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