| Øvre Anárjohka National Park/Øvre Anarjåkka National Park | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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| Location | Karasjok and Kautokeino, Finnmark, Norway |
| Nearest city | Karasjok |
| Area | 1,409 km2 (544 sq mi) |
| Established | 1976 |
| Governing body | Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management |
Øvre Anárjohka National Park lies in Karasjok and Kautokeino municipalities in Finnmark county, Norway. The park was opened in 1976 and is 1409 km² in area. It borders on Lemmenjoki National Park in Finland. Øvre Anárjohka is part of the Finnmark plateau (Finnmarksvidda) and includes extensive birch woods, pine barrens, bogs and lakes. The park protects the largest remaining undisturbed pine forest in Norway.
The last element in the rivername Anárjohka is Sami johka 'river', the meaning of the first element is unknown (but it is also found in the Finnish lake name Inari, Sami Anárjávri). The first word øvre is from Norwegian and means 'upper', thus 'the upper part of Anárjohka river'.
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