List of national parks of Norway
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List of Norwegian national parks with date of establishment and area.
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[edit] National parks in and around the Norwegian mainland
National Park | County | Size km² | Established | National Park Information Centre | Outdoor recreational facilities provided |
Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella[1] | Nord-Trøndelag, | 1924 | 2004 | No | No |
Børgefjell National Park | Nord-Trøndelag, Nordland | 1447 | 1963 | No | No |
Dovre National Park | Oppland | 289 | 2003 | No | Marked trails
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Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park[2] | Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Sør-Trøndelag | 1693 | 2002 | Nasjonalparker Dombås, Folldal, Sunndal, Kvikne, Oppdal | Marked trails
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Femundsmarka National Park | Hedmark, Sør-Trøndelag | 390 | 1971 | No | Marked trails
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Folgefonna National Park | Kvinnherad, Hordaland | 545.2 | 2005 | ||
Forollhogna National Park | Sør-Trøndelag, Hedmark | 1062 | 2001 | No | No |
Gutulia National Park | Hedmark | 19 | 1968 | No | Marked trails |
Hardangervidda National Park | Buskerud, Hordaland, Telemark | 3422 | 1981 | Hardangervidda Natursenter in Eidfjord | Marked trails
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Jostedalsbreen National Park | Sogn og Fjordane | 1310 | 1991 | Breheimsenteret in Jostedalen, Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter in Oppstryn, Norsk Bremuseum in Fjærland | Marked trails and accommodation at camp sites, guest houses and hotels in the valleys outside the park, and at cabins within the park a few hours by foot from the main roads |
Jotunheimen National Park | Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane | 1145 | 1980 | Norsk Fjellmuseum in Lom | Marked trails
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Junkerdal National Park | Nordland | 682 | 2004 | ||
Lierne National Park | Nord-Trøndelag | 333 | 2004 | ||
Møysalen National Park | Nordland | 51 | 2003 | No | |
Ormtjernkampen National Park | Oppland | 9 | 1968 | No | No |
Rago National Park | Nordland | 167 | 1971 | No | Marked trails
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Reisa National Park | Troms | 803 | 1986 | No | Riverboat from Bilto/Saraelv.
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Rondane National Park | Hedmark, Oppland | 963 | 1962 | Nasjonalparker Otta, Dombås, Folldal | Marked trails
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Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park | Nordland | 2105 | 1989 | No | Marked trails
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Skarvan og Roltdalen National Park | Nord-Trøndelag & Sør-Trøndelag | 441.4 | 2004 | Marked trails | |
Stabbursdalen National Park | Finnmark | 98 | 1970 | Stabbursnes naturhus og museum in Indre Billefjord | Marked trails
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Øvre Anarjóhka National Park | Finnmark | 1390 | 1975 | No | Marked trails
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Øvre Dividal National Park | Troms | 743 | 1971 | No | Marked trails
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Øvre Pasvik National Park | Finnmark | 119 | 1970 | No | No |
Ånderdalen National Park | Troms | 125 | 1970 | No | No |
[edit] National parks in Svalbard
National Park | Size km² | Established | National Park Information Centre | Outdoor recreational facilities provided |
Forlandet National Park | 4647 total; 616 land; 4031 marine | 1973 | No | No |
Nordenskiöld Land National Park | 1362 total; 1207 land; 155 marine | 2003 | No | No |
Nordre Isfjorden Land National Park | 2954 total; 2050 land; 904 marine | 2003 | No | No |
Nordvest-Spitsbergen Land National Park | 9914 total; 3683 land; 6231 marine | 1973 | No | No |
Sassen-Bünsow Land National Park | 1230 total; 1157 land; 73 marine | 2003 | No | No |
Sør-Spitsbergen National Park | 13282 total; 5025 land; 8257 marine | 1973 | No | No |
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Incorporates the former Gressåmoen National Park
- ^ Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park replaced former Dovrefjell National Park, established 1974, in 2002.
[edit] External links
- Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management's web site on National parks in Norway
- Overview Map from Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management's web site
- Norwegian Ministry of the Environment
- Norwegian Mountain Hiking Association (DNT)
- Cathrin's world: National parks in Norway
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