| Laponian Area |
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The Laponian area is a large mountaneous wildlife area in the Swedish Lapland province in northern Sweden , more precisely in the Gällivare Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality . It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 . The total area is about 9400 km&2, making it the world's largest unmodified nature area which is cultured by natives -- the natives in this case being the Reindeer herding Sami People . Being so large, the geography of the area varies greatly. Each nature reserve and national park has its distinctive features. 95% of the area is protected as National Park s or Nature Reserve s. It consists of the national parks Muddus , Sarek , Padjelanta and Stora Sjöfallet , and the nature reserves Sjaunja and Stubba . The other 5% are in the areas of Sulitelma , Tjuoltadalen , and Rapadalen . The highest mountain of the area is Sarektjåhkkå , with 2,089 meters. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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