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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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Each nature reserve and national park has its distinctive features. The amount of snow in winter and rain in summer is considerable. 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]
Reivo National Park Norrbotten County: 11,000 ha (27,182 acres) TBA Rogen-Juttulslätten National Park Dalarna County and Jämtland County: 100,000 ha (247,105 acres) TBA Sankt Anna National Park Östergötland County: 10,000 ha (24,711 acres) TBA Vindelfjällen National Park Västerbotten County: 550,000 ha (1,359,080 acres) TBA
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.
There are a number of national parks within Lapland Province in Finland, as well as in Swedish Lapland in the western parts of Västerbotten County and Norrbotten County. The Laponian area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sarek National Park (7 P) Pages in category "National parks of Sweden" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Since the site was in the boundary of Stora Sjöfallet National Park, formed in 1909, it was decided to move the STF outside of the national park. It was decided to build it on sand ridges in Saltoluokta, one kilometer below the national park boundary and where Kungsleden (King's Trail) goes further south. The old station was built initially in ...