Pieljekaise National Park

Pieljekaise National Park
Pieljekaise nationalpark
IUCN category II (national park)
Above Jäckvik on Kungsleden trail
Location	Norrbotten County, Sweden
Coordinates	66°20′N 16°44′E / 66.333°N 16.733°E / 66.333; 16.733Coordinates: 66°20′N 16°44′E / 66.333°N 16.733°E / 66.333; 16.733
Area	153.4 km² (59.2 sq mi)^[1]
Established	1909^[1]
Governing body	Naturvårdsverket

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.

Haparanda Archipelago

National parks of Sweden (clickable map)

References

1 2 "Pieljekaise National Park". Naturvårdsverket. Retrieved 2009-02-26.

External links

Sweden's National Parks: Pieljekaise National Park from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

National parks of Sweden

Abisko Ängsö Björnlandet Blå Jungfrun Dalby Söderskog Djurö Färnebofjärden Fulufjället Garphyttan Gotska Sandön Hamra Haparanda Archipelago Kosterhavet Muddus Norra Kvill Padjelanta Pieljekaise Sarek Skuleskogen Söderåsen Sånfjället Stenshuvud Stora Sjöfallet Store Mosse Tiveden Töfsingdalen Tresticklan Tyresta Vadvetjåkka

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