Forlandet National Park

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name = Forlandet National Park
iucn_category = II


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location = Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard, Norway
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lat_degrees = 78
lat_minutes = 33
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lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 11
long_minutes = 7
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long_direction = E
area = 4,647 km² (616 km² land, 4,031 km² sea)
established = 1973
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governing_body = Directorate for Nature Management

Forlandet National Park lies on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. the park was created by a royal resolution on June 1, 1973 and covers the entire island of Prins Karls Forland and well as sea territory around it. The Norwegian national park has an area of 616 km² and a marine area of 4031 km².

This area is recognized for the world's most northerly range of Stone Seals and also the world's most northerly population of Common Guillemot. In the region there are numerous archeological remains from Norwegian and Russian hunters and whale harvesters.

References

* [http://www.dirnat.no/content.ap?thisId=3125 Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management on Forlandet National Park]