Utladalen Landscape Protection Area

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Utladalen Landscape Protection Area
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location Jotunheimen, Norway
Nearest city Øvre Årdal
Coordinates 61°24′57″N 8°1′58″E / 61.41583, 8.03278
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.

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