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Northern Europe

Sweden

The top 5 natural landmarks of Sweden — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.

Abisko, Swedish Lapland
Weather

Abisko

Swedish Lapland

Abisko National Park is a National Park in Sweden, established in 1909.

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A park renowned as one of the best places on Earth to see the auroras.

Kebnekaise, Lapland
Mountains

Kebnekaise

Lapland

Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden. The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian mountain range, has two main peaks.

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Sweden's highest mountain, crowned by a shrinking glacier.

Stockholm Archipelago, Baltic Sea
Islands

Stockholm Archipelago

Baltic Sea

The Stockholm Archipelago is the largest archipelago in Sweden, and the second-largest archipelago in the Baltic Sea. Part of the archipelago has been designated as a Ramsar site since 1989.

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A scatter of some 30,000 islands, islets and skerries.

Sarek, Lapland
Glaciers

Sarek

Lapland

Sarek National Park is a national park in Jokkmokk Municipality, Lapland in northern Sweden. Established in 1909, the park is among the oldest national parks in Europe.

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A roadless wilderness of peaks, glaciers and deep valleys.

High Coast, Gulf of Bothnia
Coasts

High Coast

Gulf of Bothnia

The High Coast is a part of the coast of Sweden on the Gulf of Bothnia, in the Ångermanland province of northeast Sweden, centered in the area of the municipalities of Kramfors, Härnösand and Örnsköldsvik. It is notable as an area for research on post-glacial rebound and eustacy, in which the land rises as the covering glaciers melt, a phenomenon first recognised and studied there.

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A rising coastline of cliffs and islands lifted since the Ice Age.