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Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park

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can be found there. About a third of the area, consisting mainly of its sea-cliffs, islands and other coastal features, has been identified as an
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The Troll and Jotun hot springs in the park along the edge of the Bockfjorden are the northernmost documented terrestrial
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stations and graves from the 17th century. In addition there are remains of several Arctic expeditions, for instance in
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studied these two hot springs in some detail. They reported that the Jotun hot spring has a temperature of 24.5
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An article reporting on studies of characteristics Jotun and Troll hot springs
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Lavadækkerne, vulkanerne og de varme kilder ved Wood Bay paa Spitsbergen,
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A. Hoel, O. Holtedahl, Naturen 37, 3-19 (Oslo), 1913.
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IUCN category
national park


Svalbard
Norway
79°35′N 11°30′E / 79.583°N 11.500°E / 79.583; 11.500
Directorate for Nature Management
Norwegian
Norwegian
arctic
archipelago
Svalbard
Spitsbergen
Albert I Land
Haakon VII Land
Danes Island
Moffen
whaling
Virgohamna
Swedish
S. A. Andrée
North Pole
balloon
seabirds
reindeer
Arctic fox
polar bears
walrus
Important Bird Area

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