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Pasvikdalen

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Pasvikdalen is a valley that straddles the border between Norway and Russia. Its Norwegian side lies within Sor-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, and its Russian side lies within the Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast. The valley holds large areas of pine forest, and more than 100 square kilometers of it fall inside Norway's Ovre Pasvik National Park, with the adjoining Ovre Pasvik Landscape Protection Area also located within the valley. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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National Park or Reserve 1
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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Pasvikdalen

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

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Source Wikidata: Pasvikdalen

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Source Wikidata: Pasvikdalen
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1. Pasvikdalen (Wikipedia)
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The valley contains large areas of pine forests, and more than 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi)) of the valley is included inside the Øvre Pasvik National Park in Norway (in the southern part of the valley). The Øvre Pasvik Landscape Protection Area is also located in the valley, outside of the park.
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