Forlandet National Park

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Forlandet National Park
Northern tip of Prins Karls Forland
Northern tip of Prins Karls Forland
Forlandet National Park locator map.svg
Coordinates: 78 ° 33 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  E
Location: Svalbard , Norway
Next city: Longyearbyen
Surface: 4,634 km²
Founding: 06/01/1973
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The Forlandet National Park ( Norwegian Forlandet nasjonalpark ) is a 4,634 km² national park on the Norwegian archipelago of Spitsbergen . It includes the island of Prins Karls Forland . The area of ​​the park extends over 616 km² mainland and 4,018 km² sea area. The park is one of seven national parks on Svalbard. It was founded in 1973.

The park is home to the world's northernmost populations of seals and guillemots . There are two bird reserves in the national park, which cannot be entered from May 15 to August 15. Motorized vehicles are not allowed on the island.

Picture gallery

  • Walrus colony on Prinz-Karl-Vorland

  • Walrus colony on Prinz-Karl-Vorland

See also

Web links

Commons : Prins Karls Forland  - collection of images, videos and audio files