Nordre Isfjorden National Park | |
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Location | Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway |
Nearest city | Longyearbyen |
Coordinates | 78°24′N 14°23′E / 78.400°N 14.383°E |
Area | 2,954 km2 (2,050 km2 land, 904 km2 sea) |
Established | 2003 |
Governing body | Directorate for Nature Management |
Nordre Isfjorden National Park (Norwegian: Nordre Isfjorden nasjonalpark) lies on Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It lies across the Isfjorden north of Barentsburg. The park was opened in 2003.
The park carries the name of the fjord Isfjorden, one of the largest fjords in Svalbard. On the northern section of this fjord lies a virgin coastal landscape that sustains considerable vegetation and wildlife.[1]