Padjelanta National Park

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Padjelanta National Park is a vast, remote wilderness area in northwestern Swedish Lapland, renowned for its expansive alpine plateaus, rich Sámi cultural heritage, and inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Laponia region.

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Padjelanta National Park canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
wilderness area
access by hiking only
adjacentTo Sarek National Park
Sulitelma massif
area 1984 square kilometres
approximately 2000 square kilometres
borderedBy Norway
climate subarctic climate
contains Sallohaure
Vastenjaure
Virihaure
heathlands
large lakes
mountain birch forest
wetlands
continent Europe
country Sweden
culturalRegion Sámi
fauna arctic fox
golden eagle
reindeer
wolverine
flora arctic-alpine vegetation
governingBody Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
surface form: Naturvårdsverket

Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
hasTrail Padjelantaleden
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
highestPoint Ålkatj
inception 1962
IUCNCategory II
knownFor Sámi cultural heritage
expansive alpine plateaus
remoteness
landscapeType alpine plateau
lake plateau
mountain tundra
locatedIn Arctic region
Norrbotten County
Scandinavia
northern Sweden
surface form: Swedish Lapland

northern Sweden
surface form: northwestern Sweden
nearestLocality Kvikkjokk
Ritsem
partOf Laponian Area
surface form: Laponia

Laponia World Heritage Site
traditionalInhabitants Sámi
surface form: Sámi people
UNESCOCriteria (iii)
(ix)
(vii)
usedFor reindeer herding

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northern Sweden hasProtectedArea Padjelanta National Park
subject surface form: Northern Sweden
Sarek National Park borderedBy Padjelanta National Park
Norrbotten County contains Padjelanta National Park