Hardangervidda National Park
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| Hardangervidda National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location: | Buskerud, Hordaland, and Telemark, Norway |
| Nearest city: | Bergen |
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| Area: | 3422 km² |
| Established: | 1981 |
| Governing body: | Directorate for Nature Management |
Hardangervidda National Park is a national park in Norway. It consists primarily of the Hardanger mountain plateau (Hardangervidda), which is speckled with lakes. It has the southernmost stock of several arctic animals and plants, including arctic fox, Snowy Owl, and others. Its wild reindeer flocks are among the largest in the world.
Several hundred nomadic stone age settlements have been found in the area, most likely related to the migration of the reindeer. Ancient trails cross the plateau, linking western and eastern Norway; one example is the Nordmannsslepa linking Eidfjord and Veggli in the Numedal valley with Hol and Uvdal.
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Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella – Børgefjell – Dovre – Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella – Femundsmarka – Folgefonna – Forollhogna – Gutulia – Hallingskarvet – Hardangervidda – Jostedalsbreen – Jotunheimen – Junkerdal – Lierne – Møysalen – Ormtjernkampen – Rago – Reisa – Rondane – Saltfjellet-Svartisen – Seiland – Skarvan og Roltdalen – Stabbursdalen – Varangerhalvøya – Øvre Anarjóhka – Øvre Dividal – Øvre Pasvik – Ånderdalen
Svalbard: Forlandet – Nordenskiöld Land – Nordre Isfjorden – Nordvest-Spitsbergen Land – Sassen-Bünsow Land – Sør-Spitsbergen
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