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Uppsalaåsen is an
Uppsalaåsen is an esker
An esker, eskar, eschar, or os, sometimes called an ''asar'', ''osar'', or ''serpent kame'', is a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, examples of which occur in glaciated and formerly glaciated regions of Europe and North Ame ...
ridge that winds its way across Uppland
Uppland () is a historical province or ' on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. On the small uninhab ...
in Sweden. The ridge disappears and reappears, typically locally named.
In the south it begins on southernmost Södertörn and runs north-east, crossing Mälaren via Ekerö
Ekerö is a locality (urban area) and the seat of Ekerö Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 11,524 inhabitants in 2017. It is also an alternative name of the island Ekerön, on which the Ekerö urban area is situated.
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and Munsö
Munsö is a village and a former island (the latter is also known as Munsön) in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County in Sweden. Because of post-glacial rebound
Post-glacial rebound (also called isostatic rebound or crustal rebound) is the ...
and reaches the mainland at Bålsta
Bålsta is a locality and the seat of Håbo Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 13 138 inhabitants in 2015.
Although not in Stockholm County, it has Bålsta Station, the north-western terminus of the Stockholm suburban rail system. Many ...
. It then continues across the Uppland landscape and past Uppsala
Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019.
Located north of the c ...
, eventually in the form of Billudden disappearing into the Gävle Bay. The ridge continues on the seafloor and curves northwest, appearing at Sandarna on the Hälsinge coast. The ridge is estimated to be 250 kilometers long, with maximum width about 1 km, and height about 75 m.
Names
WithinUppsala County
Uppsala County ( sv, Uppsala län) is a county or ''län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea.
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the ridge has several names. At its southern extremity at Sunnersta it is called Sunnerstaåsen and is used among other things as a ski slope. Between Ultuna
Ultuna () is a locality in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 449 inhabitants in 2017. Located south of central Uppsala, it hosts the headquarters and main campus of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lant ...
and Ulleråker lies Ultunaåsen.Ultunaåsen http://kartor.uppsala.se/scripts/hsrun.exe/extwebb/dynamiskt2/MapXtreme.htx;start=HS_naturomrade?beteckning=BON007 North of Polacksbacken in Uppsala follows Kronåsen, with a monument to Sten Sture the Elder
Sten Sture the Elder ( sv, Sten Sture den äldre; 1440 – 14 December 1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from 1470–1497 and 1501–1503. As the leader of the victorious Swedish separatist forces against the royal unionist fo ...
at its summit. Centrally in Uppsala lies Kasåsen, on which Uppsala Castle
Uppsala Castle ( sv, Uppsala slott) is a 16th-century royal castle in the city of Uppsala, Sweden. Throughout much of its early existence, the castle played a major role in the history of Sweden. Originally constructed in 1549, the castle has bee ...
is built. The ridge then crosses Fyrisån
Fyrisån (, "the Fyris river") is a river in the Swedish province of Uppland, which passes through the city of Uppsala and ends in Lake Mälaren.
The "Sala" river in Uppland was changed in the 17th century in memory of the Fyrisvellir battle, ...
and reappears again in northern Svartbäcken, now called Röboåsen. It then becomes Tunåsen and Högåsen at Gamla Uppsala
Gamla, alt. sp. Gamala ( he, גַּמְלָא, The Camel) was an ancient Jewish city on the Golan Heights. It is believed to have been founded as a Seleucid fort during the Syrian Wars which was turned into a city under Hasmonean rule in 81 B ...
.
Nature preserves
The ridge is a nature preserve at Arnöhuvud and Kungshamn-Morga, on each side ofEkoln
Ekoln constitutes the northernmost gulf of Lake Mälaren, Sweden. On its northern shore are the southern suburbs of Uppsala
Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth- ...
. It is also a preserve at Högsta outside Lövstalöt
Lövstalöt is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,046 inhabitants in 2010.
Lövstalöt is situated 12 km north of the city of Uppsala, in the flat country that surrounds the city. Until the end of the ...
, as well at the shingle beach Viksta stentorg (due to post-glacial rebound
Post-glacial rebound (also called isostatic rebound or crustal rebound) is the rise of land masses after the removal of the huge weight of ice sheets during the last glacial period, which had caused isostatic depression. Post-glacial rebound ...
it is now found 70 meters above the sea level and far inland). Billudden, where it descends into the Gävle Bay, is protected.
See also
* Stockholmsåsen *Brunkebergsåsen
Brunkebergsåsen was an esker that once reached over much of Stockholm's Norrmalm district. Geologically, it is a part of the much larger Stockholmsåsen. It formed a considerable obstacle to traffic, effectively dividing Norrmalm into a western ...
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