Nordenskiöld Land National Park
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Nordenskiöld Land National Park (Norwegian: Nordenskiöld Land nasjonalpark), also known as Nordenskjøld Land National Park, is a national park in Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway.
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Location | Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway |
Nearest city | Longyearbyen |
Coordinates | 77°52′N 15°19′E |
Area | 1,362 km2 (1,207 km2 land, 155 km2 sea) |
Established | 2003 |
Governing body | Directorate for Nature Management |
Official name | Nordenskiöldkysten |
Designated | 11 December 2010 |
Reference no. | 1968[1] |
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Opened in 2003, the park covers the southern part of Nordenskiöld Land, on the north shore of Van Mijenfjorden. The park includes Reindalen, which is Svalbard's largest ice-free valley and features moraines, rock glaciers, pingos and avalanche features. The valley has lush vegetation and the lower part is a wetland. The area is important for reindeer, Arctic fox, waders, geese and ducks.