Seiland National Park

Seiland National Park
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Seiland National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location	Finnmark, Norway
Nearest city	Alta
Coordinates	70°23′N 23°10′E / 70.383, 23.167Coordinates: 70°23′N 23°10′E / 70.383, 23.167
Area	316 km² (78,000 acres)
Established	8 December 2006
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.

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Map over the island Seiland, the national park is inside green border.

v • d • e National Parks of Norway (List)

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Svalbard	Forlandet · Nordenskiöld Land · Nordre Isfjorden · Nordvest-Spitsbergen Land · Sassen-Bünsow Land · Sør-Spitsbergen

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