Indre Wijdefjorden National Park

The national park encompasses 1,127 square kilometers, including both land and marine areas along Svalbard's longest fjord, Wijdefjorden.

Norwegian and Russian trappers first utilized the area, constructing cabins at Krosspynten in 1910 and Purpurdalen in 1912.

The park maintains several historical trapper cabins that reflect the region's past hunting traditions and early Arctic exploration.

Visitors can access the park by boat from the north or by land through Billefjorden and Dicksonfjorden, with winter access via snowmobile from Longyearbyen.

The park contains High Arctic steppe vegetation with rare plant species like Stepperøykvein and Puccinellia svalbardensis found nowhere else in Svalbard.

Location: Svalbard

Inception: 2005

GPS coordinates: 79.08333,16.10000

Latest update: March 4, 2025 01:44