View from Abisko

Abisko is a national park in northern Sweden. Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Abisko ... Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Abisko ... Yosemite National Park in the United States. ...

Geographically, it is situated in the Swedish province of Lappland right by the Norwegian border, and belongs to Kiruna Municipality, Sweden's northernmost, and largest, municipality. It starts from the shores of Torne träsk, one of Sweden's largest lakes where the small town Abisko is located, and extends some 15 kilometers to the south-west. It is about 200 kilometers north of the Arctic circle. The total area is 7,700 hectares (77 km²). The provinces or landskap were the subdivision of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by counties in a reform, led by Axel Oxenstierna, that still remains in force in Sweden proper. ... Lappland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden and Finland which can refer to: Laponia, or Lappland - a historical Province of Sweden and Finland Lapland, or Lappi/Lappland - a current Province and Region of Finland Part of Norrbotten County or Norrbottens län - a current County of Sweden Part... Kiruna municipality is a Swedish municipality in northernmost Sweden where the Swedish city Kiruna (pop. ... Torne träsk (in literal English translation, never used, Torne Swamp) is the name of a lake in north-west Lappland in northernmost Sweden, in the Scandinavian mountain range. ... World map showing the five major circles of latitude Two shirtless young men brave the cold at the edge of the Arctic Circle in Grimsey, Iceland. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The park was established as early as 1909, the same year Sweden's first laws of nature preservation were created. 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The intentions of the Abisko National Park was to "preserve an area with a northern Nordic fjeld nature in its original condition and as a reminence for scientific research". Furthermore, the national park was intended to be a prominent tourism attraction.

Tourism wise, the walk and wildlife road called Kungsleden which trails by the Scandinavian mountain range, starts (or ends) in the town Abisko and follows through the national park. Especially worthy of mentioning is the tourism hut. The Scandinavian Mountains, or Skanderna, Kölen or Fjällen, are a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. ...

Fauna

There are quite a few species of birds in the park.

Of the largest mammals , smaller ones like the marten, stoat, squirrel, the fjeld lemming and similar are commons part of the fauna. Of larger animals, the elk is common, and elk droppings and tracks are found everything; however, wolverines , arctic foxes, lynx and bears are only seen sporadically. Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the presence of mammary glands... Species Martes americana Martes flavigula Martes foina Martes gwatkinsii Martes martes Martes melampus Martes pennanti Martes zibellina The Martens constitute genus Martes within the subfamily Mustelinae, in family Mustelidae. ... Binomial name Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758 The Stoat (Mustela erminea) is a small mammal of the family Mustelidae. ... Genera Many, see the article Sciuridae. ... Genera Dicrostonyx Lemmus Synaptomys Myopus  * Incomplete listing: see vole Lemmings are small rodents, usually found in or near the Arctic. ... The word Elk has several possible meanings: In Europe, Elk is the animal known in North America as the Moose (Alces alces). ... Binomial name Gulo gulo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Wolverine (Gulo gulo) is the largest species of the Mustelidae or weasel family, and is also called the Glutton or Carcajou. ... Binomial name Alopex lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus or Vulpes lagopus) is a small fox native to cold Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. ... Species Lynx lynx Lynx canadensis Lynx pardinus Lynx rufus A Lynx is any of several medium-sized wild cats. ... For other meanings, see Bear (disambiguation). ...

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External links

• Abisko, official site In Swedish, English, Japanese
• Abisko Fauna At the official fjeld page, fjallen.nu