Forlandet National Park

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Forlandet National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)

Map of national parks at Svalbard; this is #5
Location Prins Karls Forland, Svalbard, Norway
Coordinates 78°33′N 11°7′E / 78.55°N 11.117°E / 78.55; 11.117Coordinates: 78°33′N 11°7′E / 78.55°N 11.117°E / 78.55; 11.117
Area 4,647 km² (616 km² land, 4,031 km² sea)
Established 1973
Governing body Directorate for Nature Management

Forlandet National Park lies on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. the park was created by a royal resolution on June 1, 1973 and covers the entire island of Prins Karls Forland and well as sea territory around it. The Norwegian national park has an area of 616 km² and a marine area of 4031 km².

This area is recognized for the world's most northerly range of Stone Seals and also the world's most northerly population of Common Guillemot. In the region there are numerous archeological remains from Norwegian and Russian hunters and whale harvesters.

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