Nordenskiöld Land National Park
Nordenskiöld Land National Park (Norwegian: Nordenskiöld Land nasjonalpark) was a national park in Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. Opened in 2003, the park was disestablished in 2021, and replaced by the significantly larger Van Mijenfjorden National Park, which includes the former national park.
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Location | Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway |
Nearest city | Longyearbyen |
Coordinates | 77°52′N 15°19′E |
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] |
The park covered the southern part of Nordenskiöld Land, on the north shore of Van Mijenfjorden. The park included 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.
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