Pieljekaise National Park
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Pieljekaise National Park | |
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Pieljekaise nationalpark | |
Location | Norrbotten County, Sweden |
Coordinates | 66°20′N 16°44′E / 66.333°N 16.733°E |
Area | 153.4 km2 (59.2 sq mi)[1] |
Established | 1909[1] |
Governing body | Naturvårdsverket |
Pieljekaise is a Swedish national park. It lies about 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Jäkkvik in Arjeplog Municipality, Lappland. The park consists largely of birch woods.
The park is traversed by the Kungsleden hiking trail and the trail continues into the nearby the Vindelfjällens Nature Reserve, one of the largest protected areas in Europe.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pieljekaise National Park". Naturvårdsverket. Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
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