Laponia (Región)

"La región de Laponia es una gran zona de vida salvaje montañosa en la provincia de Laponia en Suecia septentrional, más precisamente en los municipios de Gällivare, Arjeplog y Jokkmokk. Fue elegido lugar Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco en 1996. La superficie total es de alrededor de 9400 km², haciendo de ella la zona natural del mundo más grande intocada que es cultivada por los nativos, en este caso son los pueblos sami ganaderos de reno. Siendo tan grande, la geografía de la zona varía grandemente. Cada reserva natural y parque nacional tiene sus rasgos distintivos. El 95% de la región está protegido como parque nacional o reserva natural, ya que comprende los parques nacionales de Muddus, Sarek, Padjelanta y Stora Sjöfallet y las reservas naturales de Sjaunja y Stubba. El 5% restante está en las regiones de Sulitelma, Tjuoltadalen y Rapadalen. El pueblo de Porjus es un puerto natural de la región lapona y ha abierto recientemente un centro de información. La montaña más alta en la región es Sarektjåhkkå, con 2.089 metros."

"The Laponian area is a large mountainous wildlife area in the Lapland province in northern Sweden, more precisely in Gällivare Municipality, Arjeplog Municipality and Jokkmokk Municipality. It was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996; the bulk of it had enjoyed protected status since the early 20th century. The total area is about 9,400 square kilometres (3,600 sq mi), making it the world's largest unmodified nature area to be still cultured by nativesthe natives in this case being the reindeer herding Sami people also known as Lapps (though this term is considered derogatory). Only parts of the area is actually used for pasture by them. With such a large space, the geography of the area varies greatly; it is dominated by mountains, rivers and lakes. Each nature reserve and national park has its distinctive features. The amount of snow in winter and rain in summer is considerable. 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 remaining 5% are located in the areas of Sulitelma, Tjuoltadalen, and Rapadalen (part of which is in the Sarek park). The village of Porjus is a natural point of entry to the Laponian area and has recently opened an information center. The Laponia area also contains three major hydropower stations with belonging basins and a big expansion of 100 wind power stations inside the world heritage area is planned. The highest mountain of the area is Sarektjåhkkå, at 2,089 metres (6,854 ft)."