Gäddede is a
locality in
Strömsund Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 401 inhabitants in 2010.
It is located in the far north-western corner of the municipality and it is more than to the locality of Strömsund by road. Gäddede is located a mere from the
Norway-Sweden border.
Climate
The Swedish weather service (SMHI) operates a weather station in Gäddede. With a normal value of for September,
the climate is
subarctic
The subarctic zone is a region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic, north of hemiboreal regions and covering much of Alaska, Canada, Iceland, the north of Fennoscandia, Northwestern Russia, Siberia, and the Cair ...
(
Dfc) with a significant maritime influence from the
Gulf Stream
The Gulf Stream is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows through the Straits of Florida and up the eastern coastline of the United States, then veers east near 36°N latitude (North Carolin ...
. Gäddede is along with
Storlien and
Riksgränsen one of very few localities in Sweden that lies less than from the open North Atlantic sea. As a result, the effects on the local climate is greater than further inland or on the east coast. The maritime air often blocks continental air during summers, causing chilly temperatures. During some winters however, temperatures hover just below freezing when low-pressure systems are strong. Due to winter precipitation being high, Gäddede has a predictable snow cover for several months.
Due to its elevation of , Gäddede is also cooled down compared to what a location near sea level would be. Even so, Gäddede is below the
tree line
The tree line is the edge of a habitat at which trees are capable of growing and beyond which they are not. It is found at high elevations and high latitudes. Beyond the tree line, trees cannot tolerate the environmental conditions (usually low ...
by a sizeable margin.
See also
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Munsvattnet
References
Populated places in Strömsund Municipality
Jämtland
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