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The Sarek National Park is a national park in Jokkmokk Municipality, in the province Lappland in northern Sweden. Sarek borders to other national parks of Stora Sjöfallet and Padjelanda. Yosemite National Park in the United States. ... Jokkmokk Municipality is a Municipality in northern Sweden where the city Jokkmokk is seat. ... 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...


Most notably, the national park houses a number of high mountains. It is popular for fjeld travels, although beginners are advised to stay away.


At 1,800 meters above sea-level lies the Pårte observatory, built in the early nineteen-hundreds, much thanks to a man named Hamburg. The construction material had to be carried up on backs.



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Swedish National Parks

Abisko | Ängsö | Björnlandet | Blå Jungfrun | Dalby Söderskog | Djurö | Fulufjället | Färnebofjärden | Garphyttan | Gotska Sandön | Hamra | Haparanda Archipelago | Muddus | Norra Kvill | Padjelanta | Pieljekaise | Sarek | Skuleskogen | Stenshuvud | Stora Sjöfallet | Store Mosse | Sånfjället | Söderåsen | Tiveden | Tresticklan | Tyresta | Töfsingdalen | Vadvetjåkka | The national parks of Sweden are managed by the Swedish National Environmental Protection Agency, or Naturvårdsverket. ... View from Abisko Abisko is a national park in northern Sweden. ... Björnlandet is a national park in northern Sweden. ... BlÃ¥ Jungfrun, or BlÃ¥kulla, is a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. ... Dalby Söderskog is a national park in the province of Scania in southern Sweden, situated in the municipality of Lund. ... Djurö National Park is a Swedish national park consisting of the Djurö Archipelago, a group of about 30 islands in Swedens biggest lake, Lake Vänern. ... Gotska Sandön is a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, situated some 38 kilometres north of FÃ¥rö. It is approximately 9 kilometres long and 6 kilometres wide, and its area is approximately 36 km². Gotska Sandön is mostly composed of sand and its scenery is dominated by... Muddus is a national park in northern Sweden. ... Stenshuvud (SkÃ¥nska: Stensho) is a hill in the southeastern corner of Sweden, in the province of Scania, close to Kivik in Simrishamn Municipality. ... SÃ¥nfjället is a national park situated in the middle of Sweden. ... View from Kopparhatten SöderÃ¥sen is a hill (more precisely, a horst) in the province of Scania in southern Sweden. ... Tiveden is a Swedish forest famous for its scenery and notorious throughout history for its wilderness and dangers. ... Tresticklan National Park is located in the municipality of Dals-Ed in northwestern Dalia, Sweden, along the Norwegian border. ...

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