Henvålen Nature Reserve

Henvålen Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Henvålen Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Henvålen Nature Reserve
Location within Jämtland County
Map showing the location of Henvålen Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Henvålen Nature Reserve
Henvålen Nature Reserve (Sweden)
LocationSweden
Nearest cityÖstersund
Coordinates62°41′N 13°17′E / 62.683°N 13.283°E / 62.683; 13.283
Area180 km2 (44,000 acres)[1]
Established1998[1]
Official nameAloppkölen-Köpmankölen
Designated19 November 2001
Reference no.1113[2]

Henvålen Nature Reserve (Swedish: Henvålens naturreservat) is a nature reserve in Jämtland County in Sweden. It is part of the EU-wide Natura 2000-network and parts of the wetland areas are designated Ramsar sites.[1]

The nature reserve occupies a plateau at the edge of the Scandinavian Mountains and includes, apart from mountainous areas also wetlands and old-growth forest. The highest part of the nature reserve is the mountain peak Särvfjället, reaching 1,170 m (3,840 ft).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Henvålen" (in Swedish). Jämtland County Administrative Board. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Aloppkölen-Köpmankölen". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.


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