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- Norwegian:
- Forlandet Nasjonalpark
- Formerly:
- Prins Karl’s Forland National Park
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Forlandet National Park
Walrus colony in Forlandet National Park, Norway.
Forlandet National Park
national park, Norway
Also known as: Forlandet Nasjonalpark, Prins Karl’s Forland National Park(Show More)
Forlandet National Park, national park and bird sanctuary established in 1973 by Norway’s Environment Ministry for Svalbard. The Forlandet National Park has the greatest number of bird sanctuaries in the Svalbard archipelago: six in number, located throughout the southern and southeastern regions of the park. They include Kapp Linné, Boheman, Gåsøyane, Plankenholmane, Forlandsøyane, and Hermansenøya.
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