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The wildlife of Norway includes the diverse flora and fauna of Norway. The habitats include high mountains, tundras, rivers, lakes, wetlands, sea coast and some lower cultivated land in the south. Mainland Norway has a long coastline, protected by skerries and much dissected by fjords , and the mostly-icebound archipelago of Svalbard lies ...
Map of national parks in 2018 National parks (green), nature reserves (purple), geotope protection areas (orange) and bird sanctuaries of Svalbard Norway has 48 national parks, of which 41 are on the mainland and 7 on Svalbard. National parks in Norway are stricter than many other countries, and nearly all motorized vehicles are prohibited. The Right to roam applies, thus hiking, skiing and ...
The Kingdom of Norway accepted the convention on 12 May 1977, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2017, there are eight World Heritage Sites in Norway, including seven cultural sites and one natural site. There is one transnational site, the Struve Geodetic Arc, that is shared with nine other countries. [4]
The treeline in Norway is currently moving upwards on average by 0.5 - 1 m altitude each year, with more in some areas. The highest altitude tree in Norway in 2019 was a mountain birch growing at 1,404 m ASL in Jotunheimen. [7] The 1991-2020 temperature normal is significantly warmer than the 1961-1990 normal for all of Scandinavia.
Protected areas of Norway include: National parks of Norway; Category:Nature_reserves_in_Norway; About 17 percent of the mainland of Norway is protected. Of this, ca. 8.3 percent is national parks, 1.3 percent is nature reserves and 4.7 percent otherwise protected. [1] IUCN aims to protect at least 15 percent of all types of nature.
Toggle Mainland Norway subsection. 1.1 Taiga. 1.2 Temperate coniferous forests. 1.3 Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests. 1.4 Tundra. 2 Svalbard. Toggle Svalbard ...
Birdwatching sites in Norway (1 C, 2 P) S. ... Roaldsand Wildlife Sanctuary; Rørvikvågen Wildlife Sanctuary; Rørvikvatnet Nature Reserve; Røst Municipality;
Oslo, the capital of Norway and among the fastest growing cities in Europe Bergen, the capital of Vestland county Stavanger, the oil capital and capital of Rogaland county Trondheim, the largest city in Trøndelag county Kristiansand, the biggest city and capital of Agder county Fredrikstad, the biggest city in Østfold county and one of the 20 ...