Sarek National Park

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Sarek National Park is a remote, mountainous wilderness area in Swedish Lapland, renowned for its rugged peaks, glaciers, and lack of marked trails or facilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
accessPoint Kvikkjokk
Ritsem
Saltoluokta
area about 1,970 square kilometres
borderedBy Padjelanta National Park
Stora Sjöfallet National Park
Stubbá nature reserve
climate subarctic climate
continent Europe
country Sweden
established 1909
governingBody County Administrative Board of Norrbotten
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
hasFeature Rapa River delta
frequent river crossings
lack of tourist facilities
no cabins inside park
no roads inside park
steep mountain massifs
unmarked trails
hasGlacier Mikka
Pårtejekna
Sarekjiegná
hasHighestPeak Sarektjåkkå
hasLandscapeFeature alpine plateaus
deep valleys
glaciers
river deltas
rugged peaks
hasRiver Guhkesvággejåhkå
Rapa River
hasValley Bierikjávvre valley
Rapa Valley
Rapadalen
hasWildlife brown bear
elk
golden eagle
lynx
reindeer
wolverine
highestPointElevation about 2,089 metres
IUCNCategory II
knownFor challenging trekking
dramatic scenery
glacial landscapes
mountaineering
remote wilderness
languageOfLocalToponyms Lule Sami
Northern Sami
Swedish
locatedIn Lapland
linked to: Sápmi

Norrbotten County
Swedish Lapland
linked to: northern Sweden
mountainRange Scandinavian Mountains
nearestTown Gällivare
Jokkmokk
oneOfOldestNationalParksIn Europe
Sweden
partOf Laponia World Heritage Site
Sápmi
traditionalUseBy Sami people
typicalVegetation alpine tundra
mountain birch forest
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of Laponian Area World Heritage Site
usedFor reindeer herding

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Northern Sweden hasProtectedArea Sarek National Park
subject linked to: northern Sweden
Scandinavian Mountains majorNationalParkRegion Sarek National Park
Padjelanta National Park adjacentTo Sarek National Park
Norrbotten County contains Sarek National Park
Laponian Area contains Sarek National Park
Jokkmokk nearbyProtectedArea Sarek National Park
Sarektjåkkå locatedIn Sarek National Park
Sarektjåkkå withinProtectedArea Sarek National Park
Pårtejekna locatedIn Sarek National Park
Pårtejekna partOf Sarek National Park
Pårtejekna protectedArea Sarek National Park
Pårtejekna locatedInProtectedArea Sarek National Park
Pårtejekna category Sarek National Park
Mikka locatedIn Sarek National Park
Mikka protectedArea Sarek National Park
Sarekjiegná locatedIn Sarek National Park
Sarekjiegná protectedArea Sarek National Park
Guhkesvággejåhkå locatedIn Sarek National Park
Guhkesvággejåhkå protectedArea Sarek National Park
Rapa Valley locatedIn Sarek National Park
Rapa Valley protectionDesignation Sarek National Park
Bierikjávvre valley locatedIn Sarek National Park
Kvikkjokk hasNearbyProtectedArea Sarek National Park
Saltoluokta isGatewayTo Sarek National Park
Ritsem near Sarek National Park
Stubbá nature reserve adjacentTo Sarek National Park
Padjelantaleden notableNearbyArea Sarek National Park