Seiland National Park

Seiland National Park

Infobox_protected_area
name = Seiland National Park
iucn_category = II


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locator_y =
location = Finnmark, Norway
nearest_city = Alta
lat_degrees = 70
lat_minutes = 23
lat_seconds =
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 23
long_minutes = 10
long_seconds =
long_direction = E
area = convert|316|km2|acre|-3|abbr=on|lk=on
established = 8 December 2006
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = County Governor

Seiland National Park lies in the municipalities Alta, Hammerfest, and Kvalsund in Finnmark, Norway. The island Seiland is the second larges in Finnmark after Sørøya, and the two glaciers on the island, Seilandsjøkelen and Nordmannsjøkelen, are the northernmost glaciers in Scandinavia. The highest point in the park is Seilandstuva, at 1079 m. Sea constitutes 9.6 km² of the park's area.

External links

* [http://www.dirnat.no/multimedia.ap?id=34900 Map over the island Seiland] , the national park is inside green border.


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