🌲 Sjunkhatten National Park

Norway · Europe · National Park · 67.42°N, 15.06°E

Sjunkhatten National Park was established in 2010 in Nordland county, Norway. The park consists of a 417.5-square-kilometre (161.2 sq mi) continuously protected area, including 39.8-square-kilometre (15.4 sq mi) sea area in Bodø Municipality, Fauske Municipality, and Sørfold Municipality. The park is located on a peninsula between the Sørfolda fjord and Saltfjorden, including glacier-formed landscape, caves and water systems, fjords, the large lake Heggmovatnet, rare animal species, and cultural heritage.

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Quick facts

Country	Norway
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	67.42°N, 15.06°E · view on map

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

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