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 km², 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 parks or nature reserves. 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.
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