Pieljekaise National Park
66°20′N 16°44′E / 66.333°N 16.733°E / 66.333; 16.733Area 153.4 km2 (59.2 sq mi)[1] Established 1909[1] Governing body Naturvårdsverket ![Pieljekaise National Park is located in Sweden](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Sweden_relief_location_map.jpg/240px-Sweden_relief_location_map.jpg)
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Pieljekaise is a Swedish national park. It lies about 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Jäkkvik in Arjeplog Municipality, Lappland. The park consists largely of birch woods.
The park is traversed by the Kungsleden hiking trail and the trail continues into the nearby the Vindelfjällens Nature Reserve, one of the largest protected areas in Europe.
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National parks of Sweden (clickable map)References
- ^ a b "Pieljekaise National Park". Naturvårdsverket. Archived from the original on 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
External links
- Sweden's National Parks: Pieljekaise National Park from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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