Hallingskarvet National Park

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Hallingskarvet National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location Buskerud, Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Nearest city Bergen
Coordinates 60°36′″N 7°42′″E / <span class="geo-dec geo" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for Expression error: Unexpected / operator Expression error: Unexpected / operator">Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator
Area 450 km² (174 sq mi)
Established 22 December 2006
Governing body Directorate for Nature Management

Hallingskarvet National Park is a national park in the municipalities Hol (Buskerud), Ulvik (Hordaland) and Aurland (Sogn og Fjordane), established by the government 22 December 2006[1].

The national park covers 450 km² in the mountain range Hallingskarvet, and hosts large stocks of reindeer, important for the establishment of the park.

The highest point in the national park is Folarskardnuten, of elevation 1,933 m.

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  1. ^ Hallingskarvet National Park established (Norwegian)
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