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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 ...
National Park and National Reserve boudaries/ Limites des parcs nationaux et des réserves naturelles : The datas are from the GIS-programdata of Länsstyrelserna of Sweden (). The data base is copyrighted. Locator map / Carte de situation dérivée de File:Abkhazia in Europe (relief) (-mini map).svg (by Alexrk2 & TUBS)
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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. The national park is part of the Laponian area ...
Blaikfjället National Park Västerbotten County: 40,000 ha (98,842 acres) 2009–2013 Kebnekaise National Park Norrbotten County: 65,000 ha (160,618 acres) 2009–2013 Tavvavuoma National Park Norrbotten County: 40,000 ha (98,842 acres) 2009–2013 Vålådalen-Sylarna National Park Jämtland County: 230,000 ha (568,342 acres) 2009–2013
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]
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.