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Abisko is situated in the Swedish province of Lapland near the Norwegian border distance approx. It begins at the shores of Torneträsk , one of Sweden's largest lakes where the village of Abisko is located, and extends some 15 km 9. It is situated about km mi. The area of the park is 77 km 2 30 sq mi. Permafrost is common in the national park, though permafrost at lower elevations is disappearing because of global warming and increased snowfall.
The park was proposed and established in , the same year Sweden's first laws on nature conservation were created, by a group of prominent Swedish scientists, including the well-known geologist Fredrik Svenonius [ fi ]. The purpose of the Abisko National Park was to "preserve an area with northern Nordic fell nature in its original condition and as a reminiscence for scientific research".
The region has proved to be of much scientific interest, as is shown by the Abisko Scientific Research Station which exists to study the area. Furthermore, the national park was intended to be a prominent tourist attraction.
Abisko Travel Guide
Abisko is also home to the Abisko Scientific Research Station, first established in approximately 31 km west of Abisko in Vassijaure. After a fire in a new station was built in its present location in Abisko in and opening in The research station was incorporated within the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in It is used primarily for biological, climate, ecological, environmental, and geological research and contains on-site laboratories as well as off-site field research stations.
The km mi long Kungsleden hiking trail, which follows the Scandinavian mountain range , starts or ends at the Abisko Turiststation consisting of a railway station of the same name and the Abisko Youth Hostel approx. The Nordkalottruta uses trails of the park as part of its longer passage.
Abisko National Park
The Abisko Turiststation , run by the Svenska Turistföreningen STF , houses many visitors to the park and provides lodging, food, and other amenities, and is one of many similar facilities located periodically along the Kungsleden trail. The national park is known for its cross-country skiing opportunities, snowshoeing , and other winter sports Mount Nuolja and nearby Björkliden provides backcountry skiing and freeriding opportunities.
As its location is km north of the Arctic Circle, summer hikers enjoy the midnight sun , while winter visitors may find the light pollution-free location ideal for viewing the aurora borealis. Daily passenger electric trains run by SJ AB connect Stockholm with the Norwegian city of Narvik , stopping at both the Abisko village the name of that railway station is Abisko Östra [east] and the Abisko Turiststation.
Additional regional trains provide links within the Kiruna-Narvik stretch.
Abisko is also reachable by car via the highway E10 which links Kiruna and Narvik since early s. Other local forms of local transportation include hiking and dog-sledding in winter. A chair-lift provides access to the summit of nearby Mt. Of the mammals , smaller ones like the marten , stoat , squirrel , the fell lemming and similar are common parts of the fauna. Of larger animals, the moose and reindeer are common, and moose droppings and tracks are found; however, wolverines , Arctic foxes , lynx and bears are only seen sporadically.
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Abisko Travel Guide
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