Abisko , or Abisko ( Swede. Abisko , Sami Sam . Ábeskovvu ) - a national park (landscape reserve) near the village of Abisko (Abisko) in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden , two hundred kilometers north of the Arctic Circle , near the Norwegian border (to Norway 20 km directly, 37 km by rail). It was founded in 1909 - less than a year after the adoption of the first law on nature conservation in Sweden.
| Abisku National Park | |
|---|---|
| Swede. Abisko , North Sami. Ábeskovvu | |
 Abisku River Canyon | |
| IUCN Category II ( National Park ) | |
| basic information | |
| Square | 77 km² |
| Established | 1909 year |
| Location | |
| A country |
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abisko.nu | |
It includes the deep canyon of the Abisku River and the southern shore of Lake Turnetresk ( Swede. Torneträsk ), freezing for 6-7 months a year. From the south and west the park is sheltered by mountains. In summer, the sun does not set here exactly a month - from June 13 to July 13.
Animal kingdom: reindeer , arctic fox , lemming , wolf , wolverine , elk , brown bear , partridge , skuas , white owl , buntochka , golden eagle , bluethroat , snipe , bastard .
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| Abisku in winter | Northern Lights Abisku |
Notes
Literature
- 100 best national parks. The greatest treasures of mankind on five continents / Per. from English - M .: LLC TD Publishing House World of Books, 2006. - ISBN 90-366-1574-7 , ISBN 5-486-00917-8 - S. 92-93.
- Sweden. Guide. - Munich: "Polyglott"; “Double B”, 1998. - ISBN 5-88395-046-9 - S. 90.
Links
- Abisko official site
- Park fauna (inaccessible link) . Archived February 9, 2009.
- Scientific station (inaccessible link) . Archived January 10, 1998.
- Photos (inaccessible link) . Archived on February 10, 2009.
- Photo guide