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Jokkmokk is an important locality for Sámi people and the location of several institutions related to them, including an education centre, the Ájtte museum, and an office of the Sámi Parliament of Sweden. [3] Jokkmokk was a transit center for Sami refugees from Norway during World War II, in addition to the centre in Kjesäter. [citation needed]
Sarek National Park is situated in the Jokkmokk Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden, north of the Arctic Circle, 50 km (31.07 mi) from the Norwegian border.. The area of the park is 1,977 km 2 (763 sq mi) and it is adjacent to the national parks Padjelanta (in the west) and Stora Sjöfallet (in the north).
The Arctic Circle, roughly 67° north of the Equator, defines the boundary of the Arctic waters and lands. The Arctic Circle is one of the two polar circles, and the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth at about 66° 34' N. [1] Its southern equivalent is the Antarctic Circle.
The four largest municipalities in Sweden by land area are in the county. Sweden's tallest mountain Kebnekaise and deepest lake Hornavan are both within the county. The vast mountains are the source of northern Sweden's vast river systems running through Norrbotten. The northern part of Norrbotten lies within the Arctic Circle.
The national park covers 1,278 km 2 (493 sq mi) and is the third-largest in Sweden. [2] The park is located about 20 km (12 mi) north of the Arctic Circle [3] by the Norwegian border and surrounds the Akkajaure reservoir from the north, east and south. The area was declared a national park in 1909.
Deep within the Arctic Circle, pocketed between giant glaciers and beneath polar ice floes, photographer and content creator Cecilia Blomdahl finds extraordinary warmth. What life is like in one ...
National parks of Sweden (clickable map) Padjelanta ( Swedish : Padjelanta nationalpark ) is a national park in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden . Established in 1963, [ a ] it is the largest national park in Sweden with an area of 1,984 km 2 (766 sq mi), and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Laponia established in 1996.
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