Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MAJOR NATIONAL PARKS
SIZE
(SQ
KM)
NATIONAL
PARK
ACTIVITIES
BEST
FEATURES
TIME
bogs, coastal pine &
birch forests
Ånderdalen
125
Jul & Aug
alpine
vegetation,
Børgefjell
1447
birdwatching
Jun-Aug
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Arctic fox
Breheimen
high country
1691
hiking
Jun-Aug
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every Norwegian
flora type present
within its borders;
highest
Dovre
289
hiking
Jun-Aug
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elevation
1700m
musk ox, reindeer,
Snøhetta
hiking, climbing, bird-
watching, wildlife safar-
is
Dovrefjell-Sunndals-
fjella
(2286m)
1693
May-Sep
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highlands,
Fok-
stumyra marshes
glaciers, highlands,
musk ox, reindeer
mid-
Jun-Aug
Femundsmarka
573
hiking, boat trips
Glaciers, Folgefonna
ice cap
glacier-hiking, summer
skiing
Folgefonna
545
May-Sep
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waterbird, seal &
walrus
Forlandet
breeding
4647
birdwatching
Jul & Aug
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grounds
Hallingskarvet
wild reindeer
450
hiking
Jul & Aug
vast upland plateau,
largest wild reindeer
herd in Europe
Hardangervidda
3422
nordic skiing, hiking
Jun-Aug
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