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Moysalen National Park

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Moysalen National Park lies mainly in Lodingen Municipality, with its northern part in Sortland Municipality, on the island of Hinnoya in Nordland county, Norway, established in 2003 to preserve an undisturbed coastal alpine landscape and covering about 51 square kilometers. Its terrain rises from sea level, an unusual trait among Norwegian national parks, to the peak of Moysalen at 1,262 meters, taking in the Vestpollen fjord branch, birch forest, fens and bogs, and supporting white-tailed eagles, golden eagles, Eurasian otters and moose. 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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Governance by Government 1
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Coastal (Marine and Terrestrial) 1
Governing Body
Directorate for Nature Management 1
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1. Moysalen National Park (Wikipedia)
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    Møysalen National Park is a national park located on the island of Hinnøya in Nordland county, Norway.
  • Introduction
    Moysalen National Park lies mainly in Lodingen Municipality, with its northern part in Sortland Municipality, on the island of Hinnoya in Nordland county, Norway, established in 2003 to preserve an undisturbed coastal alpine landscape and covering about 51 square kilometers.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Directorate for Nature Management
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Directorate for Nature Management
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