Junkerdal National Park
Junkerdal National Park () is a national park in the municipalities of Saltdal and Fauske in Nordland county, Norway, along its border with Sweden. The park opened in 2004. It borders the Junkerdalsura nature reserve. Nature. The park is known for a varied flora. Some mountains and highlands have a large number of arctic-alpine species of plants. The lower altitudes in the park are forested. Several of the plant species are generally rare, such as the white Arctic mountain heather ("Cassiope tetragona"). The white mountain saxifrage ("Saxifraga paniculata") is found in only three places in Norway, and  it is most widely distributed in Junkerdal National Park. Many of the plants in this park are normally only found further north, or on other continents entirely. Some of the specialized plants are bullrush sedge ("Carex scirpoidea"), snow fleabane ("Erigeron humilis") and alpine arnica ("Arnica angustifolia"), all of which are at their southernmost limit here. Other rare plants found in the national park are Arctic bellflower ("Campanula uniflora"), upright lousewort ("Pedicularis flammea") and hairy lousewort ("Pedicularis hirsuta"). There are wolverines, lynx, and brown bears that live in the park. Moose and reindeer are both common in the area. A wide  variety of rare and threatened wetland birds also nest inside the national park, among them include the gerfalcon, golden eagle, red-throated loon, Arctic loon, and long-tailed duck. Name. The first element is "junker" means "nobleman". The valley is allegedly named after Preben von Ahlen (1606-1675), called "the junker", who went through the valley in 1658 to raid and destroy the Swedish Nasa silver mine. The last element is "dal" which means "valley" or "dale".