| Seiland National Park | |||||||
| Iucn Category: | II | ||||||
| Photo Width: | 180 | ||||||
| Location: | Finnmark, Norway | ||||||
| Nearest City: | Alta and Hammerfest | ||||||
| Coords: | 70.3833°N 33°W | ||||||
| Area: | 316sigfig=3NaNsigfig=3 | ||||||
| Established: | 8 December 2006 | ||||||
| Governing Body: | County Governor | ||||||
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Seiland National Park (Norwegian: Seiland nasjonalpark or Northern Sami: Sievjju álbmotmeahcci[1]) lies in Alta Municipality and Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The park includes the majority of the island of Seiland, the second-largest island in Finnmark after Sørøya. The park includes two glaciers: Seilandsjøkelen and Nordmannsjøkelen (the northernmost glaciers in Scandinavia). The highest point in the park is the 1078m (3,537feet) tall mountain Seilandstuva. The 316km2 park was established on 8 December 2006. The of the water inside the park's area, includes the surrounding sea and many fjords including the Nordefjorden, Sørefjorden, and Flaskefjorden.[2]
The name of the island must be very old, from Proto-Norse *Sai-aujo ("sea-island"), and the Northern Sami language name Sievju is probably an old loan and reflection of this form. In Norse times, the name was transformed first to *Sæ-ey, and then to just *Sei. The last element land means "land" or "island" is a later addition.