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{{Short description|Protected area in Svalbard, Norway}}
[[Image:IsfjordenSouthShore.JPG|thumb|left|Isfjord from the south shore near Degeerdalen.]]
{{Infobox Protected area
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| name = Nordre Isfjorden Land National Park
| name = Nordre Isfjorden National Park
| iucn_category = II
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| photo = Nordre Isfjorden National Park.svg
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| photo_caption = Map of national parks at Svalbard; this is '''#4'''
| map_image = Nordre Isfjorden National Park locator map.svg
| location = [[Spitsbergen]], [[Svalbard]], [[Norway]]
| location = [[Spitsbergen]], [[Svalbard]], [[Norway]]
| nearest_city = [[Longyearbyen]]
| nearest_city = [[Longyearbyen]]
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| area = 2,954 km² (2,050 km² land, 904 km² sea)
| area = 2,954&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (2,050&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> land, 904&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> sea)
| established = 2003
| established = 2003
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| governing_body = [[Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management|Directorate for Nature Management]]
| governing_body = [[Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management|Directorate for Nature Management]]
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'''Nordre Isfjorden Land National Park''' lies on [[Spitsbergen]] island in the [[Svalbard]] archipelago, [[Norway]]. It lies across the [[Isfjord (Svalbard)|Isfjord]] north of [[Barentsburg]]. The park was opened in [[2003]].
'''Nordre Isfjorden National Park''' ({{langx|no|Nordre Isfjorden nasjonalpark}}) lies on [[Spitsbergen]] Island in the [[Svalbard]] archipelago, [[Norway]]. It lies across the [[Isfjord (Svalbard)|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 lies a virgin coastal landscape that sustains considerable vegetation and wildlife.<ref name="Nordre Isfjorden">{{cite web|title=Nordre Isfjorden national park|url=http://www.npolar.no/en/the-arctic/svalbard/northern-isfjorden.html|publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute|access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref>

==Wildlife==
During certain points in the year there is an inflow of warm, saline water into the Isfjorden, which results in the circulation of water layers that foster the growth of plankton, which sustains large number of crustaceans. The crustaceans attract fish like the capelin and polar cod, which in turn draw seabirds and mammals.<ref name="Nordre Isfjorden"/>

===Birds===
Only a few species of birds live in or visit the park, but the ones that are found here often gather in huge numbers. The birds found in Isfjorden include [[thick-billed murre|Brünnich's guillemot]], [[little auk]], [[Atlantic puffin]], [[glaucous gull]], [[northern fulmar]] and [[black-legged kittiwake]]. Other notable species recorded here are [[barnacle goose|barnacle]] and [[pink-footed goose|pink-footed geese]], and the Svalbard [[rock ptarmigan]].<ref name="Nordre Isfjorden"/>
[[File:IsfjordenSouthShore.JPG|thumb|none|Isfjord from the south shore near Degeerdalen.]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.dirnat.no/content.ap?thisId=3127 Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management on Nordre Isfjorden Land National Park]
* [https://archive.today/20080105014946/http://www.dirnat.no/content.ap?thisId=3127 Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management on Nordre Isfjorden Land National Park]


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{{Svalbard}}
{{National Parks of Norway}}
{{National Parks of Norway}}


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[[Category:National parks of Svalbard]]
[[Category:National parks of Svalbard]]
[[Category:Protected areas of the Arctic]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 2003]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 2003]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Norway]]
[[Category:Spitsbergen]]


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Latest revision as of 13:52, 25 November 2024

Nordre Isfjorden National Park
LocationSpitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Nearest cityLongyearbyen
Coordinates78°24′N 14°23′E / 78.400°N 14.383°E / 78.400; 14.383
Area2,954 km2 (2,050 km2 land, 904 km2 sea)
Established2003
Governing bodyDirectorate for Nature Management
Map

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 lies a virgin coastal landscape that sustains considerable vegetation and wildlife.[1]

Wildlife

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During certain points in the year there is an inflow of warm, saline water into the Isfjorden, which results in the circulation of water layers that foster the growth of plankton, which sustains large number of crustaceans. The crustaceans attract fish like the capelin and polar cod, which in turn draw seabirds and mammals.[1]

Birds

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Only a few species of birds live in or visit the park, but the ones that are found here often gather in huge numbers. The birds found in Isfjorden include Brünnich's guillemot, little auk, Atlantic puffin, glaucous gull, northern fulmar and black-legged kittiwake. Other notable species recorded here are barnacle and pink-footed geese, and the Svalbard rock ptarmigan.[1]

Isfjord from the south shore near Degeerdalen.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nordre Isfjorden national park". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 18 July 2013.