Áhkká
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Áhkká also known in its "Swedified
" form Akka, is a massif in the southwestern corner of Stora Sjöfallet National Park in northern Sweden
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The massif has eleven individual peaks, of which Stortoppen is the highest at 2,016 metres (6,614 ft). This peak is the eighth highest in Sweden. Most notable is that the mountain has a vertical drop of 1,563 metres (5,128 ft), from the top of the highest summit down to the lake Akkajaure
in the valley below, which is located at 453 m (1,486 ft). This is the highest vertical drop found in Sweden. Since the lake below the mountain is regulated by a hydroelectric power station, its surface can drop down to 423 m (1,388 ft) which makes the mountains vertical drop rise to a maximum of 1,593 m (5,226 ft). Due to the large level differences and the fact that the massif is well held together and rather isolated, it has an impressive appearance, earning it the nickname Queen of Lapland. In the Sámi
tradition it is a holy mountain, and many wanderers regard it with a sense of awe and mystique.
Swedish language
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" form Akka, is a massif in the southwestern corner of Stora Sjöfallet National Park in northern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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The massif has eleven individual peaks, of which Stortoppen is the highest at 2,016 metres (6,614 ft). This peak is the eighth highest in Sweden. Most notable is that the mountain has a vertical drop of 1,563 metres (5,128 ft), from the top of the highest summit down to the lake Akkajaure
Akkajaure
Akkajaure is one of the largest reservoirs in Sweden. It lies at the headwaters of the Lule River in Norrbotten County, in Swedish Lappland, within the Stora Sjöfallet national park. The lake formed after the construction of the first Suorva dam in 1913–1923. The rim of the current dam is at...
in the valley below, which is located at 453 m (1,486 ft). This is the highest vertical drop found in Sweden. Since the lake below the mountain is regulated by a hydroelectric power station, its surface can drop down to 423 m (1,388 ft) which makes the mountains vertical drop rise to a maximum of 1,593 m (5,226 ft). Due to the large level differences and the fact that the massif is well held together and rather isolated, it has an impressive appearance, earning it the nickname Queen of Lapland. In the Sámi
SAMI
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tradition it is a holy mountain, and many wanderers regard it with a sense of awe and mystique.