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| name = Stórheimskautsþjóðgarðurinn | | name = Stórheimskautsþjóðgarðurinn | ||
| alt_name = | | alt_name = Greater Argic National Park and Preserve | ||
| iucn_category = V | | iucn_category = V | ||
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| photo = | | photo = File:Mount_Robson_panorama_(cropped).jpg | ||
| photo_width = 300px | | photo_width = 300px | ||
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| photo_caption = | | photo_caption = Skaðifjall, located in the Ailbhe Section of the park. | ||
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==Park Purpose== | ==Park Purpose== | ||
According to the Gothian National Park website:<ref>{{cite web |title=Significant Values of Greater Argic|url=https://www.europans.com/topic/6568-national-parks-of-gotneska/?do=findComment&comment=40019340|website=Greater Argic|publisher=Gothian National Park Agency |access-date=11 November 2020}}</ref> | |||
{{Blockquote | {{Blockquote | ||
|text=The purpose of Greater Argic National Park and Preserve is to preserve the vast, wild, undeveloped character and environmental integrity of Gotneskans Northern Kendovstrunmahhe Mountains and to provide opportunities for wilderness recreation and traditional subsistence uses. | |text=The purpose of Greater Argic National Park and Preserve is to preserve the vast, wild, undeveloped character and environmental integrity of Gotneskans Northern Kendovstrunmahhe Mountains and to provide opportunities for wilderness recreation and traditional subsistence uses. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
==Also See== | |||
* [[List of Gothian National Parks]] | |||
==References== | |||
[[Category:Gotneska]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:09, 18 September 2022
| Stórheimskautsþjóðgarðurinn | |
|---|---|
| Greater Argic National Park and Preserve | |
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
.jpg) Skaðifjall, located in the Ailbhe Section of the park. | |
| Nearest town | Þengillækur |
| Average elevation | 5,858 m (19,219 ft) |
| Max. elevation | 8,232 m (27,008 ft) |
| Min. elevation | 3,484 m (11,430 ft) |
| Established | 11 March 1903 |
| Visitors | 4.9 thouasnd (in 2020) |
| Governing body | Gothian National Park Agency |
Greater Argic National Parkis an Gotneskan national park that protects portions of the Kendovstrunmahhe Mountains in northwestern Gotneska. The park is the northernmost national park entirely located in Gotneska, situated entirely north of the Argic Circle. The park is the largest in Gotneska at tbd acres.
Park Purpose
According to the Gothian National Park website:[1]
The purpose of Greater Argic National Park and Preserve is to preserve the vast, wild, undeveloped character and environmental integrity of Gotneskans Northern Kendovstrunmahhe Mountains and to provide opportunities for wilderness recreation and traditional subsistence uses.
Activities
Geography
Climate
Geology
Ecology
History
Also See
References
- ↑ "Significant Values of Greater Argic". Greater Argic. Gothian National Park Agency. Retrieved 11 November 2020.