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Moysalen National Park

National Park

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.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
2003 2
Area (sq km)
51.2 2
Governing Body
Directorate for Nature Management 1
IUCN Category
II 2
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Coastal (Marine and Terrestrial) 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Directorate for Nature Management 1
Sources
1. Moysalen National Park (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Møysalen National Park (Norwegian: Møysalen nasjonalpark) is a national park located on the island of Hinnøya in Nordland county, Norway.
  • Lead sentence
    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.
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Directorate for Nature Management
  • Part Of: Norway, Lead paragraph
    is a national park located on the island of Hinnøya in Nordland county, Norway.
  • On Continent: Europe
    Møysalen National Park (Norwegian: Møysalen nasjonalpark) is a national park located on the island of Hinnøya in Nordland county, Norway.
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2. Moysalen National Park (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata item Q1276455
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