Sassen Bünsow Land National Park

Sassen Bünsow Land National Park
SV Eltanin in Brucebyen
Coordinates: 78 ° 23 ′ 0 ″  N , 17 ° 15 ′ 0 ″  E
Location:	Svalbard , Norway
Next city:	Longyearbyen
Surface:	1,230.57 km²
Founding:	09/26/2003

The Sassen-Bünsow-Land National Park ( Norwegian Sassen-Bünsow Land nasjonalpark ) is a 1,231 km² national park on the Norwegian island of Svalbard . The national park covers 1,157 km² mainland and 73 km² sea area. The park is one of seven national parks on Svalbard.

It was founded in 2003. The landscape is characterized by glaciers and glacial valleys.

See also

• National parks in Norway

Web links

• Miljødirektoratet: Official website of the national park