Reisa National Park
| Reisa National Park | |
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| Norwegian: Reisa nasjonalpark | |
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 Mollisfossen waterfall | |
| Location | Nordreisa, Troms, Norway |
| Nearest city | Storslett, Kautokeino |
| Coordinates | 69°12′N 21°58′E / 69.200°N 21.967°E |
| Area | 803 km2 (310 sq mi) |
| Established | 28 November 1986 |
| Governing body | Directorate for Nature Management |
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Reisa National Park (
Nordreisa Municipality in Troms county, Norway that was established by royal decree on 28 November 1986. The park has much wildlife. The rough-legged buzzard is the most common bird of prey, but hikers may also spot golden eagle, common kestrels, and gyrfalcon. Wolverines and Eurasian lynx live in the park and surrounding mountains. The Sámi name for part of the gorge, Njállaávzi, means Arctic fox gorge, suggesting that the Arctic fox must have lived there a long time. The largest Norwegian predator, the brown bear, is occasionally seen in the park.[1]
The Reisa river has cut a valley and a canyon (north of Imo) in the mountain plateau, producing the long fertile valley called Reisadalen. Waterfalls cascade into the valleys and gorges. The waterfall Mollisfossen is one of the more spectacular falls at 269 metres (883 ft) in height.[2]
The valley and adjacent mountains have been valuable for
tar kilns can still be found. The park and surrounding areas provided spring, summer, and autumn grazing for semi-domesticated reindeer. In winter, the reindeer in this region graze in the Kautokeino district in nearby Finnmark county; in summer, they are on the coast in the northwest.[1]
It is adjacent to Käsivarsi Wilderness Area in Finland.
References
- ^ a b "Reisa national park". Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ISBN 978-82-995682-8-9.
External links
- Map of Reisa National Park[permanent dead link]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20131024105639/http://reisa-nasjonalpark.no/?id=100 About Reisa NP (english)
