🌲 Seiland National Park

Norway · Europe · National Park · 70.38°N, 23.17°E

Seiland National Park lies in Alta Municipality and Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The park includes the majority of the island of Seiland, the second-largest island in Finnmark after Sørøya. The park includes two glaciers: Seilandsjøkelen and Nordmannsjøkelen. The highest point in the park is the 1,078-metre (3,537 ft) tall mountain Seilandstuva. The 316-square-kilometre (122 sq mi) park was established on 8 December 2006. The 9.6 square kilometres (3.7 sq mi) of the water inside the park's area, includes the surrounding sea and many fjords including the Nordefjorden, Sørefjorden, and Flaskefjorden.

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Quick facts

Country	Norway
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	70.38°N, 23.17°E · view on map

Seiland National Park is a national park in Norway, in Europe. The details of why Seiland National Park is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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