Sarek (national park)

Sareks Nationalpark is a national park in Jokmokk Lena Norrbotten , in the province of Lappland in northern Sweden . It borders on the Stura Schöffallet and Padielanta National Parks. Sarek National Park is popular among tourists and climbers (but not suitable for beginners).

Sarek National Park
Swede. Sareks nationalpark
IUCN Category II ( National Park )
basic information
Square	1.970 km² [1]
Established	1909 year
Management organization	Swedish Environmental Agency ( Swede. Naturvårdsverket )
Location
A country	Sweden
Linen	Norrbotten
Sarek National Park

The national park in its shape resembles a circle with an average diameter of about 50 kilometers . Sarek has only two bridges ; there are no paved routes. In addition, the area in which it is located is one of the rainiest in Sweden , which makes walking in the park highly dependent on weather conditions .

The national park has eight mountain peaks more than 2000 meters high , among them the second highest mountain in Sweden - Sarekchko . Climbing it takes a very long time, which is why it remains almost impregnable.

At an altitude of 1800 meters above sea ​​level is an observatory built in the early 1900s thanks to the efforts of Axel Gamberg .

There are about a hundred glaciers in the Sarek National Park. Together with several other national parks in Sweden, Sarek is the oldest national park in Europe . Along with the national parks of Muddus , Padielanta and Stura Schöfallet , as well as the natural reserves of andStubba , Sarek has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996 , as part of Laponia .