Utladalen Landscape Protection Area

Utladalen Landscape Protection Area

Infobox_protected_area
name = Utladalen Landscape Protection Area
iucn_category = V


caption =
locator_x =
locator_y =
location = Jotunheimen, Norway
nearest_city = Øvre Årdal
lat_degrees = 61
lat_minutes = 24
lat_seconds = 57
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 8
long_minutes = 1
long_seconds = 58
long_direction = E
area = ca. 300 km²
established = December 5, 1980
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management

Utladalen Landscape Protection Area is adjacent to Jotunheimen National Park, covering Utladalen, Norway's deepest valley.

The landscape protection area was established 1980 and covers about 300 km². It includes both the valley and areas that extend both westward and northward to Jotunheimen National Park, and eastward to lake Tyin.

External links

* [http://www.dirnat.no/multimedia.ap?id=31418 Map of Jotunheimen National Park and Utladalen Landscape Protection Area (in Norwegian)]


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