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i. physical geography of sweden.
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Lake Anjan in Jemtland. Mt. Anjeskutan (in the background).
The following are the most important of the Swedish mountain groups, pre
ceeding from north to south. The Kebnekaise system, south of the Torne Lake
the peak itself towers aloft from among the adjacent heights, the highest in a
Sweden, 2,135 meters in altitude. South of the upper main valley of th
Lule elf are found the numerous peaks of the groups: Sarjeksfjftllen, Ålka;
fjällen, and Pårtefjällen; this group is perhaps the grandest section as regard
mountain scenery, having numerous and extensive glaciers and well-nigh ir
accessible summits, such as: Sarjektjåcko 2,125 m., Ålkasfjället 2,010 m., the loft
est peak of the Skuorka 2,019 m., Pellorippe 2,025 m., and Tjäura 2,042 n
As is often the case in one range of mountains, the altitudes here display
remarkable uniformity, a circumstance that points to a common origin. Furtht
westwards the summits do not rise quite so high, the peak of Sulitelma, formerl
supposed to be the loftiest point in Sweden, only attains an altitude of 1,877 n
Southwards too the summits decrease in height. South of the upper valley <
the Pite river there is a summit called Kuostertjåcko, 1,694 m. high, while th
peaks in the vicinity of the northern tributaries to the Skellefte and Ume rivei
do not exceed from 1,600 to 1,700 m. Stuorevare, however, situated in the grou
known as the Norra Storfjället, on the bank of the principal tributary of th
Ume river, has a height of 1,764 m. The mountain regions south of that ha\
been as yet but little explored, but the summits hardly seem to attain a greatt
altitude than 1,200 or 1,400 m. Thus, of the better known ones, Åreskutan
1,419 m. and Anjeskutan 1,199 m.; south of the Åre valley there is a very e;
tensive mountain region, with Storsylen (1,762 m.) and Helagsfjället (1,797 m
as its highest summits. At this point in its course the range turns westwarc
towards Norway. The southernmost limit of the mighty chain is constituted b
the majestic masses of quartzite in Herjedalen and North Dalarne; here the chit
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