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Geological Formation

Lapporten

Valleys

Lapporten is a U-shaped valley just outside Abisko National Park in Swedish Lapland, in Norrbotten County near Kiruna, and is regarded as one of the most recognizable natural sights in the Swedish mountains. Carved by glacial ice during past ice ages, the valley is framed by the peaks of Nissuntjarro at 1,738 meters and Tjuonatjakka at 1,554 meters, with Lake Cuonjajavri lying at 950 meters within it. The terrain is easy to walk despite having no marked trails, and the valley lies within the Nissuntjarro Natura 2000 protected site. In 2019 four German highliners set a world record there, crossing the 2.1 kilometer gap between the mountains on a slackline more than 500 meters above the ground. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Protected Status
National Park or Reserve 1
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Caused By

Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Lapporten

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Lapporten
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Sweden

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Lapporten
Sources
1. Lapporten (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Lapporten (Swedish: "The Lapponian Gate") or Tjuonavagge (Northern Sami: Čuonjávággi, "Goose Valley") is a U-shaped valley located just outside Abisko National Park in Lapland in northern Sweden, one of the most familiar natural sights of the mountains there.
  • Article text
    Lapporten (Swedish: "The Lapponian Gate") or Tjuonavagge (Northern Sami: Čuonjávággi, "Goose Valley") is a U-shaped valley located just outside Abisko National Park in Lapland in northern Sweden, one of the most familiar natural sights of the mountains there.
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Wikidata: Lapporten
Wikidata Q734943, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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