Mountain gate
Between two peaks.
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Lapporten, the Lapponian Gate, called Goose Valley in the Sami language, is a U-shaped valley just outside Abisko National Park in Lapland, northern Sweden, about 11 km southeast of Abisko village in a straight line. It is one of the best-known natural sights in the mountains there. The valley is bounded to the southwest by the mountain Nissuntjårro at 1,738 metres and to the northeast by Tjuonatjåkka at 1,554 metres. In the middle of the valley lies a lake at 950 metres above sea level. The valley was carved by a glacier in the ice age and is part of a Natura 2000 site. Here four Germans set a world record by crossing the 2.1 km gap between the two mountains on a slackline more than 500 metres above the ground. From afar the valley looks like a vast gate between two facing mountains with smooth, curving slopes, with the great lake Torneträsk and birch forest spreading below. In winter snow covers the mountains and the lake, and the whole scene turns white. Most visitors view the valley from Abisko, from the shores of Torneträsk and from Björkliden. Walking inside the valley is easy terrain, but there is no marked trail, so plan well and carry a map and warm clothes.
Between two peaks.
Below the valley.
In winter.
Near Abisko National Park, Kiruna, Lapland, Sweden
No, so carry a map.
From Abisko and Björkliden.