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The Ume River (Swedish: Umeälven) is one of the main rivers in northern Sweden. It is around 460 km (285 miles) long, and flows in a south-eastern direction from its source, the lake Överuman by the Norwegian border within the Scandinavian mountain range. For large parts, the European route E12, also known as Blå Vägen (Blue Route), follows its path. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (3504x2336, 4311 KB) Description: Ume Ã¤lv viewed from Tegsbron (E4) in UmeÃ¥, Sweden Source: Photo taken by me Date: 26 June 2005 Author: Tage Olsin Permission: Uploaded by the author Other versions of this file: File links The following pages link... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (3504x2336, 4311 KB) Description: Ume Ã¤lv viewed from Tegsbron (E4) in UmeÃ¥, Sweden Source: Photo taken by me Date: 26 June 2005 Author: Tage Olsin Permission: Uploaded by the author Other versions of this file: File links The following pages link... The Scandinavian Mountains, or Skanderna, Kölen or Fjällen, are a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. ...

It passes through lake Storuman. It has been extensively cultivated for water power. Storuman is a Municipality in Västerbotten County, in northern Sweden. ...

It drains into the Gulf of Bothnia on Sweden's east coast at the small town Holmsund, just adjacent to the city of Umeå. The Baltic Sea The Gulf of Bothnia (Fin. ... Holmsund is a small village near the city of UmeÃ¥ in VÃ¤sterbotten, northern Sweden, which serves as a port for UmeÃ¥. To the west, across the sound, there is a town called Obbola. ... UmeÃ¥ (IPA: Ë˜Ê‰mÉ™oË â€“ listen?) is a city in northern Sweden. ...

Its chief tributary is the Vindel River. A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ...

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