Utladalen Landscape Protection Area
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Utladalen Landscape Protection Area | |
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IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) | |
Location | Jotunheimen, Norway |
Nearest city | Øvre Årdal |
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Area | ca. 300 km² |
Established | December 5, 1980 |
Governing body | Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management |
Utladalen Landscape Protection Area is adjacent to Jotunheimen National Park, covering Utladalen, Norway's deepest valley.
The landscape protection area was established 1980 and covers about 300 km². It includes both the valley and areas that extend both westward and northward to Jotunheimen National Park, and eastward to lake Tyin.