- Ossian Sars Nature Reserve
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Ossian Sars Nature Reserve IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve)
Location Svalbard, Norway Nearest city Ny-Ålesund Coordinates 79°N 23°E / 79°N 23°ECoordinates: 79°N 23°E / 79°N 23°E Area 12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi) Established 26 September 2003 Governing body Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management Ossian Sars Nature Reserve (Norwegian: Ossian Sars naturreservat) is located at the inner-most part of Kongsfjorden on Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. It was created on 26 September 2003 to preserve the mountain Ossian Sarsfjellet and the surrounding vegetation. The nature reserve covers 12.139 square kilometres (4.687 sq mi). Hiking is permitted, but tenting is not.[1]
The mountain and reserve are named after biologist Georg Ossian Sars.
References
- ^ "Ossian Sars naturreservat" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. http://dnweb12.dirnat.no/nbinnsyn/asp/faktaark.asp?iid=VV00002579. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
Categories:- IUCN Category Ia
- Nature reserves in Svalbard
- Protected areas established in 2003
- 2003 establishments in Norway
- European protected area stubs
- Svalbard geography stubs
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