Sør-Spitsbergen National Park
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| Location | Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway |
| Coordinates | 77°9′N 16°17′E / 77.150°N 16.283°E |
| Area | 8,504 km2 (5,141 km2 land, 3,363 km2 sea) |
| Established | 1973 |
| Governing body | Directorate for Nature Management |
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| Official name | Isøyane |
| Designated | 24 July 1985 |
| Reference no. | 316[1] |
Sør-Spitsbergen National Park (Norwegian: Sør-Spitsbergen nasjonalpark, English: South Spitzbergen National Park) encompasses the southern end of Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. The park was opened in 1973 and includes Wedel Jarlsberg Land, Torell Land and Sørkapp Land. Over 65% of the region is ice cap, with much of the rest tundra.
Important Bird Area
The park contains bird sanctuaries which protect islands with
thick-billed guillemots (over 200,000 pairs).[2]
References
- ^ "Isøyane". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "South Spitsbergen National Park". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
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