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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 ...
This list of Norwegian fjords shows many of the fjords in Norway. In total, there are about 1,190 fjords in Norway and the Svalbard islands. The sortable list ...
The World Heritage Site consists of two areas 120 km apart, located in south-west Norway, north-west of the city of Bergen, and part of the fjord landscape of western Norway extending over 500 km between Stavanger in the south and Åndalsnes in the north.
People on a boat tour to Kenai Fjords National Park. More than half of Kenai Fjords is covered by ice, so much of the park only be reached only via air or water. This means the best way to ...
The route has Rondane National Park and the Rondane massif to its east and a cultural landscape to its west. The mountains are dry and well-suited for hiking and summit tours, and include many marked paths and cabins. Along the route are the mines in Folldal Municipality. [35] [36] Ryfylke Oanes–Sauda–Horda: Rogaland: 13, 46, 520: 183 114
Nordre Isfjorden National Park (Norwegian: Nordre Isfjorden nasjonalpark) lies on Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. It lies across the Isfjorden north of Barentsburg. The park was opened in 2003. The park carries the name of the fjord Isfjorden, one of the largest fjords in Svalbard. On the northern section of this fjord ...
Isfjord lies on Spitsbergen's west coast. Isfjorden is the second longest fjord in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.It lies on the west side of Spitsbergen, an island in the Arctic Ocean about midway between Norway and the North Pole, and the largest in the archipelago.
The Musandam Peninsula, at the northeastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, has sometimes been compared to Norway, and not just because it happens to be next to oil-rich waters.