Sassen–Bünsow Land National Park

Sassen – Bünsow Land National Park
IUCN category II (national park)


Location	Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Nearest city	Longyearbyen
Coordinates	78°23′N 17°15′E / 78.383°N 17.250°E / 78.383; 17.250Coordinates: 78°23′N 17°15′E / 78.383°N 17.250°E / 78.383; 17.250
Area	1,230 km² (1,157 km² land, 73 km² sea)
Established	2003
Governing body	Directorate for Nature Management

Sassen – Bünsow Land National Park (Norwegian: Sassen–Bünsow Land nasjonalpark) lies on Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. The park was opened in 2003 and includes both glaciers and several glacially carved valleys. The sealer/whaler Hilmar Nøis built the hunting station Fredheim on the north side of the Sassen river outlet in this area. One of Spitsbergen's highest waterfalls lies in Eskerdalen (Esker Valley) inside the park.

External links

(Norwegian) Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management on Sassen-Bünsow Land National Park

Svalbard

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Politics	Act Longyearbyen Community Council Governor Treaty

Settlements	Barentsburg Hopen Radio Longyearbyen Ny-Ålesund Isbjørnhamna Sveagruva

Former settlements	Advent City Bölscheøya Finneset Gåshamna Grumant Hiorthhamn Isfjord Radio Kobbefjorden Lægerneset Pyramiden Smeerenburg Virgohamna Ytre Norskøya

Environment	Climate Flora Protected areas

Islands	Barentsøya Bjørnøya Edgeøya Hopen Kong Karls Land Kvitøya Nordaustlandet Prins Karls Forland Sjuøyane Spitsbergen Tusenøyane Wilhelmøya

Land areas	Spitsbergen: Albert I Land Andrée Land Bünsow Land Dickson Land Haakon VII Land Heer Land James I Land Nathorst Land Nordenskiöld Land Ny-Friesland Olav V Land Oscar II Land Sabine Land Sørkapp Land Torell Land Wedel Jarlsberg Land Nordaustlandet: Gustav Adolf Land Gustav V Land Orvin Land

National parks	Forlandet National Park Indre Wijdefjorden Nordenskiöld Land Nordre Isfjorden Land Northwest Spitsbergen Sassen–Bünsow Land Sør-Spitsbergen

Companies	Arctic Coal Company Arktikugol Bjørnøen Kings Bay Store Norske

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Transport	Barentsburg Heliport, Heerodden Ny-Ålesund Airport, Hamnerabben Pyramiden Heliport Svalbard Airport, Longyear Svalbard Rocket Range Svea Airport

National parks of Norway

Mainland	Ånderdalen Blåfjella–Skjækerfjella Breheimen Børgefjell Dovre Dovrefjel–Sunndalsfjella Færder Femundsmarka Folgefonna Forollhogna Fulufjellet Gutulia Hallingskarvet Hardangervidda Jostedalsbreen Jotunheimen Junkerdal Láhko Langsua Lierne Lomsdal–Visten Møysalen Øvre Anárjohka Øvre Dividal Øvre Pasvik Rago Reinheimen Reisa Rohkunborri Rondane Saltfjellet–Svartisen Seiland Sjunkhatten Skarvan and Roltdalen Stabbursdalen Varangerhalvøya Ytre Hvaler

Svalbard	Forlandet Indre Wijdefjorden Nordenskiöld Land Nordre Isfjorden Nordvest-Spitsbergen Sassen–Bünsow Land Sør-Spitsbergen

Former	Gressåmoen Ormtjernkampen

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