National Park
Jostedalsbreen
Norway
NorwayWild Reindeer · Arctic Fox
June to August
See parkNorway's first national park, declared in 1962; a massif of rounded mountains
Area
963 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1962
Norway's first national park, declared in 1962; its rounded mountains gave rise to the word "rondane" in Old Norse mythology
Declared in 1962, it was the first national park in Norway, protecting a landscape of mountains rounded by successive glaciations that supports one of the last significant populations of wild mountain reindeer in Europe, a population genetically distinct from the semi-domesticated reindeer herded by the Sami in the north of the country, and whose unbroken presence in Rondane goes back thousands of years, documented in prehistoric hunting traps still visible in the landscape.
1 dive site within 300 km is also shown.
Ecosystems found in Norway, where Rondane lies.
Where can I dive near here?
193 km away
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Norway
Same country: Norway
Same country: Norway
Same country: Norway
Based on what we already know about this park.
Region
Central Norwegian mountains
Climate
Temperate, Polar / cold, Mountain
Best season
June to August
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