Lapporten (Swedish: "The Lapponian Gate") or Tjuonavagge (
Northern Sami: ''Čuonjávággi'', "Goose Valley") is a
U-shaped valley located just outside
Abisko National Park
Abisko National Park ( sv, Abisko nationalpark) is a National Park in Sweden, established in 1909.
Geography
Abisko is situated in the Swedish province of Lapland near the Norwegian border (distance approx. by railway), and belongs to Kir ...
in
Lapland
Lapland may refer to:
Places
*Lapland or Sápmi, an ethno-cultural region stretching over northern Fennoscandia (parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia)
**Lapland (Finland) (''Lappi''/''Lappland''), a Finnish region
*** Lapland (former pr ...
in northern
Sweden
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, one of the most familiar natural sights of the mountains there. The valley is bounded to the southwest of the mountain
Nissuntjårro (1,738 m) and in the northeast of
Tjuonatjåkka (1,554 m). In the middle of the valley lies Lake Čuonjájávri, 950 metres above sea level. The terrain is easy to walk but has no marked trail. Lapporten is in the Nissuntjårro
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectively ...
site.
A
world record in highline was set by 4 Germans crossing the distance between the mountains on a slackline more than above ground.
References
Valleys of Sweden
Kiruna
Landforms of Norrbotten County
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