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Nordre Isfjorden National Park

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Nordre Isfjorden National Park lies on Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway, established in 2003 and covering about 2,954 square kilometers around Isfjorden, one of Svalbard's largest fjords, north of Barentsburg. Its virgin coastal landscape depends on seasonal inflows of warm, saline water that drive plankton growth supporting crustaceans and fish such as capelin and polar cod, in turn drawing marine birds and mammals to the area; it is managed under IUCN Category II by the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. 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 Type
Governance by Government 1
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Coastal (Marine and Terrestrial) 1
Governing Body
Directorate for Nature Management 1
Sources
1. Nordre Isfjorden National Park (Wikipedia)
  • lead section
    Nordre Isfjorden National Park lies on Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway.
  • Introduction
    Its virgin coastal landscape depends on seasonal inflows of warm, saline water that drive plankton growth supporting crustaceans and fish such as capelin and polar cod, in turn drawing marine birds and mammals to the area; it is managed under IUCN Category II by the Norwegian Directorate for Nature
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Directorate for Nature Management
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Directorate for Nature Management
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