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Ljosåbue

Oppland · NorvègeUnguardedVerified listing

The place

Ljosåbue (Cabin of the Ljosa River) in Oppland county, Rondane/Dovrefjell area (central Norway), at a true altitude of ~1000 m (the recorded 0 m needs correcting). A DNT (Den Norske Turistforening) cabin or bue (a small, closed gapahuk-type shelter) in Norway's first national park (Rondane, established 1962). An alpine area of dwarf willow and lichen, home to wild reindeer (villreinstammer) and reintroduced muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus).

The setting

Oppland, Rondane/Dovrefjell, central Norway, altitude recorded as 0 m in error, ~1000 m actual, DNT bue, Rondane 1st national park 1962, wild reindeer/reintroduced Ovibos muskoxen.