Lapporten
Coordinates: 68 ° 16 ′ 5.7 ″ N , 18 ° 58 ′ 36.6 ″ E
Lapporten , in German Lappenpforte , is a trough valley southeast of Abisko in the Swedish part of Lapland . The North Sami name Čuonjávággi is made up of the words čuonjá for goose and vággi for Fjallenal , with the prefix used in other place names in the vicinity. Another, but older, spelling is Tjuonavagge .
The valley is bordered by the two mountains Tjuonatjåkka ( 1554 m above sea level ) and Nissuntjårro ( 1738 m above sea level ), the bottom of the valley is at an altitude of about 1000 m above sea level.
Lapporten is not far from Lake Torneträsk within the 25,781 hectare FFH area Nissuntjårro, which was created as part of Natura 2000 . In the west this area borders directly on the Abisko National Park .
With its characteristic U-profile, it forms the landmark of Abisko and is one of the most photographed mountain motifs in Lapland.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Svenskt local dictionary . Språk- och folkminnesinstitutet (SOFI), Uppsala 2003, ISBN 91-7229-020-X , p. 186.
- ↑ Garmin Mapsource Friluftskartan. Område 1
- ↑ Description of the FFH area (Swedish, PDF 900kB) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Description of the protected area, English ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
