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==History==
==History==
==Also See==
* [[List of Gothian National Parks]]
==References==

Revision as of 05:11, 8 July 2022

Stórheimskautsþjóðgarðurinn
Greater Argic National Park and Preserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Mount Robson panorama (cropped).jpg
Skaðifjall, located in the Ailbhe Section of the park.
Nearest townÞengillækur
Average elevation5,858 m (19,219 ft)
Max. elevation8,232 m (27,008 ft)
Min. elevation3,484 m (11,430 ft)
Established11 March 1903
Visitors4.9 thouasnd (in 2020)
Governing bodyGothian 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

  1. "Significant Values of Greater Argic". Greater Argic. Gothian National Park Agency. Retrieved 11 November 2020.