Stora Sjöfallet National Park lies in Norrbotten County in Swedish Lapland, established in 1909 as one of the first nine national parks in Sweden and covering about 127,800 hectares. Its northern portions lie in the Scandinavian Mountains, home to some of the highest peaks in Sweden, while the lower hills of its southern part are covered with forest. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing Body Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 2 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Naturvardsverket (Sweden) 1 Sources
1. Stora Sjöfallet National Park (Wikipedia)
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Stora Sjöfallet (Swedish: [ˈstǔːra ˈɧø̂ːfalːɛt], lit. 'The Great Lake Falls'; Lule Sami: Stuor Muorkke, lit. 'Great Portage') is a national park in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, in Gällivare Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality.
2. Wikidata: Stora Sjöfallet National Park
- Wikidata Q1505447, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q1505447 P1435 heritage designation
- Wikidata Q1505447 P571 inception
- Part Of: Sweden, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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