Øvre Anárjohka National Park

Øvre Anárjohka National Park/Øvre Anarjåkka National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location	Karasjok and Kautokeino, Finnmark, Norway
Nearest city	Karasjok
Coordinates	68°44′N 24°45′E / 68.733°N 24.75°E / 68.733; 24.75Coordinates: 68°44′N 24°45′E / 68.733°N 24.75°E / 68.733; 24.75
Area	1,409 km2 (544 sq mi)
Established	1976
Governing body	Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management

Øvre Anárjohka National Park lies in Karasjok and Kautokeino municipalities in Finnmark county, Norway. The park was opened in 1976 and is 1409 km² in area. It borders on Lemmenjoki National Park in Finland. Øvre Anárjohka is part of the Finnmark plateau (Finnmarksvidda) and includes extensive birch woods, pine barrens, bogs and lakes. The park protects the largest remaining undisturbed pine forest in Norway.

The name

The last element in the rivername Anárjohka is Sami johka 'river', the meaning of the first element is unknown (but it is also found in the Finnish lake name Inari, Sami Anárjávri). The first word øvre is from Norwegian and means 'upper', thus 'the upper part of Anárjohka river'.

External links

• Map of Øvre Anárjohka National Park

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