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Sarek National Park is the most mountainous region in Sweden and it is the part of the country that mostly resembles an alpine countryside. [6] Within the park are 19 summits higher than 1,900 m (6,200 ft), [ 7 ] the most noted being the second highest summit in Sweden after the Kebnekaise – the Sarektjåkkå with a height of 2,089 m (6,854 ...
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A river delta near Sarek National Park Pierikpakte Mountain, part of Sarek National Park Skäralid River, part of Söderåsen National Park Abisko National Park was established in 1909. Stream just over the tree line in Stora Sjöfallet National Park.
The Rapa Valley (Swedish: Rapadalen, Sami: Ráhpavágge) is a 35 kilometres (22 mi) long valley in Sweden and the largest in the Sarek National Park, part of the Laponian area. [1] The Rapa River runs through the valley, which is surrounded by steep mountains. It's Laitaure river delta is one of the major tourist attractions for hikers in the area.
95% of the area is protected as national parks or nature reserves. It consists of the national parks Muddus, Sarek, Padjelanta and Stora Sjöfallet, and the nature reserves Sjaunja and Stubba. [3] The remaining 5% are located in the areas of Sulitelma, Tjuoltadalen, and Rapadalen (part of which is in the Sarek park).
This area includes world-famous mountain regions like the Sarek National Park and is sometimes referred to as "Europe's last wilderness" or "Europe's Alaska". Covering about 9400 km 2, the Laponia area is the largest wilderness in Europe with vast areas of untouched nature. [2]
Sarek National Park (7 P) Pages in category "National parks of Sweden" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Located in Sweden, Lapland is known for containing the Vindelfjällen Nature Reserve, one of the largest nature reserves in Sweden. Other parts of Lapland have been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site , the Laponian area , and the province contains some of the oldest and most spectacular national parks of northern Europe, e.g. Sarek National ...