Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park
LocationSvalbard, Norway
Coordinates79°35′N 11°30′E / 79.583°N 11.500°E / 79.583; 11.500
Area9,914 km2 (3,828 sq mi)
Established1973
Governing bodyDirectorate for Nature Management

Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park (Norwegian: Nordvest-Spitsbergen nasjonalpark) is located on the Norwegian arctic archipelago of Svalbard and includes parts of north-west Spitsbergen (Albert I Land and Haakon VII Land) and nearby islands such as Danes Island and Moffen. It contains, among other things, warm springs and remains of volcanoes in Bockfjorden.

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