Norrland terrain
Norrland terrain (Swedish: Norrlandsterräng) is a geomorphic unit covering the bulk of Norrland and the northwestern half Svealand.[1] Except for The High Coast the coastal areas of Norrland do not belong to the Norrland Terrain.[2] Karna Lidmar-Bergström categorizes the Norrland Terrain into the following clases:[2]
- Highlands with well developed valleys above 500 m.a.s.l.
- Plains with residual hills of Northern Sweden[note 1]
- Undulating hilly land of Övertorneå/Överkalix[note 2]
- Undulating hilly land of Boden area
- Large scale joint valley landscapes[note 3]
- Plains with residual hills of Dalarna
- Undulanting hilly land of Central Sweden
From the south the entrance to the Norrland Terrain is not only seen in the relief but in the vast and contiguous boreal forests that extend north of it.[3] Till and peat are the overwhelmingly commonest soil types.[4]
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Highlands with well developed valleys above 500 m.a.s.l. at the Abisko Alps, Lappland
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Jokkmokk utsikt från Storknabben.JPG
Plains with residual hills of Northern Sweden at Jokkmokk, Lappland
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Häggvik High Coast.JPG
Large scale joint valley landscape at The High Coast, Ångermanland
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Gustafs från ovan (5).JPG
Undulating hilly land of Central Sweden seen at Säter Municipality, Dalarna
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Undulating hilly land of Central Sweden at Hagfors, Värmland
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Plains with residual hills", "Monadnock plain" or "Inselberg plain" are translations of the original Swedish term "Bergkullsslätt". Another name for this surface in northern Sweden is Muddus plains.
- ↑ "Undulating hilly land" is a translation of the original Swedish name "Bergkullsterräng" or "Bergkullsland".
- ↑ "Large scale joint valley landscape" is a translation of the original Swedish term "Storskalig sprickdalslandskap". Sprickdalslandskap is itself a renaming of the earlier concept "Rutplatåland" (Square plateau land).
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