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Borgefjell National Park

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Borgefjell National Park is an undeveloped national park straddling the border of Trondelag and Nordland counties in Norway, along the Swedish frontier. First established in 1963 and enlarged in 1973 and 2003, it now covers 1,447 square kilometers spanning four municipalities. Its western granite peaks, the highest being Kvigtinden at 1,699 meters, give way to fertile slopes, marshes, lakes and rivers, and the park is known for its rare Arctic foxes alongside wolverines, lynx and brown bears; with few trails, it remains possible to hike for days without meeting another person.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
1963 2
Area (sq km)
1447 2
Governing Body
Directorate for Nature Management 1
IUCN Category
II 2
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Directorate for Nature Management 1
Sources
1. Borgefjell National Park (Wikipedia)
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    Børgefjell National Park (Norwegian: Børgefjell nasjonalpark, Southern Sami: Byrkije vaarjelimmiedajve) is an undeveloped national park in Norway, straddling the border between Trøndelag and Nordland counties, along the border with Sweden.
  • Lead sentence
    is an undeveloped national park in Norway, straddling the border between Trøndelag and Nordland
  • Introduction
    Borgefjell National Park is an undeveloped national park straddling the border of Trondelag and Nordland counties in Norway, along the Swedish frontier.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Directorate for Nature Management
  • Part Of: Norway, Lead paragraph
    vaarjelimmiedajve) is an undeveloped national park in Norway,
  • On Continent: Europe
    Børgefjell National Park (Norwegian: Børgefjell nasjonalpark, Southern Sami: Byrkije vaarjelimmiedajve) is an undeveloped national park in Norway, straddling the border between Trøndelag and Nordland counties, along the border with Sweden.
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2. Borgefjell National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata item Q1020241
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