Øvre Pasvik National Park
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Øvre Pasvik National Park lies in Sør-Varanger municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The park was opened in 1970 and was originally 63 km². In 2003 the park size was increased to 119 km², at the same time that the adjacent Øvre Pasvik landskapsvernområde, a national protected area, was opened with an area of 170 km².
The national park is part of the Siberian-like taiga.
[edit] See also
List of national parks of Norway
[edit] External links
- Information on the park.
- Map of Øvre Pasvik National Park
- Press material on the park (Norwegian)
- Unep Wcmc
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