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Padjelanta National Park

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Padjelanta National Park lies in Norrbotten County in Swedish Lapland, established in 1962 and, at about 198,400 hectares, is one of the largest national parks in Sweden. It borders Norway to the west and is primarily an open, flat landscape surrounding the two lakes Vastenjávrre and Virihávrre. 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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Terrestrial 1
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UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
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Naturvardsverket (Sweden) 1
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Naturvårdsverket 1
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1. Padjelanta National Park (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Padjelanta (Swedish: Padjelanta nationalpark) is a national park in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden.
  • Lead paragraph
    Sweden with an area of 1,984 km2 (766 mi2), and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Laponia established in 1996.
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Wikidata: Padjelanta National Park
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