Dovre National Park
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| Dovre National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
| Location: | Hedmark and Oppland, Norway |
| Nearest city: | Trondheim |
| Area: | 289 km² |
| Established: | 2003 |
| Governing body: | Directorate for Nature Management |
Dovre National Park is a national park in Hedmark and Oppland, Norway, that was established in 2003. Dovre covers an area of 289 km² and the altitude varies from the tree-line around 1000 meters to 1716 meters (Folkstuhøe peak).
The park lies between the two larger and older parks Rondane to the southeast and Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella to the north. Its opening was part of the larger expansion of Rondane, when Rondane National Park was enlarged and smaller areas of nature protection were opened or enlarged.
Like Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella and Rondane, Dovre national park hosts wild Fennoscandian reindeer of Beringia origin.
[edit] See also
- Rondane National Park
- Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park
- List of national parks of Norway
- Tourism in Norway
- Norwegian Mountain Touring Association
[edit] External links
- Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management on Dovre
- Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management map of Dovre
- Norwegian Academy of Science: Dovre
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Svalbard: Forlandet – Nordenskiöld Land – Nordre Isfjorden – Nordvest-Spitsbergen Land – Sassen-Bünsow Land – Sør-Spitsbergen
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