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Rohkunborri National Park

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Rohkunborri National Park lies in Bardu Municipality, Troms county, Norway, along the Swedish border, established in 2011 and covering about 571 square kilometers. It sits roughly 30 kilometers southeast of Setermoen and 50 kilometers northeast of Narvik, adjoining Sweden's Vadvetjakka National Park to the south and lying just 10 kilometers south of Ovre Dividal National Park. The landscape rises from boreal deciduous forest to alpine tundra reaching 1,500 meters, including the Sordalen valley canyon and the lake Geavdnjajavri, and supports brown bears, wolverines, lynx, snowy owls, gyrfalcons and Sami-herded reindeer. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. Rohkunborri National Park (Wikipedia)
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    Rohkunborri National Park (Norwegian: Rohkunborri nasjonalpark, Northern Sami: Rohkunborri álbmotmeahcci) is a national park in Troms county, Norway, that was established in 2011.
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    Rohkunborri National Park (Norwegian: Rohkunborri nasjonalpark, Northern Sami: Rohkunborri álbmotmeahcci) is a national park in Troms county, Norway, that was established in 2011. The park consists of a 571-square-kilometre (220 sq mi) protected area, and is located in Bardu Municipality along the border with Sweden, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the village of Setermoen and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of the town of Narvik.
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Wikidata: Rohkunborri National Park
Wikidata Q1860450, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Norway, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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