Sassen–Bünsow Land National Park

Sassen – Bünsow Land National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Location	Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Nearest city	Longyearbyen
Coordinates	78°23′N 17°15′E / 78.383°N 17.250°E / 78.383; 17.250
Area	1,230 km² (1,157 km² land, 73 km² sea)
Established	2003
Governing body	Directorate for Nature Management

Sassen–Bünsow Land National Park (Norwegian: Sassen–Bünsow Land nasjonalpark) lies on Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, Norway. The park was opened in 2003 and includes both glaciers and several glacially carved valleys. The sealer/whaler Hilmar Nøis built the hunting station Fredheim on the north side of the Sassen river outlet in this area. One of Spitsbergen's highest waterfalls lies in Eskerdalen (Esker Valley) inside the park.

External links

• (in Norwegian) Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management on Sassen-Bünsow Land National Park

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