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Norrland terrain


Norrland terrain (Swedish: Norrlandsterräng) is a geomorphic unit covering the bulk of Norrland and the northwestern half Svealand. Except for The High Coast the coastal areas of Norrland do not belong to the Norrland Terrain.Karna Lidmar-Bergström categorizes the Norrland Terrain into the following clases:

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.Till and peat are the overwhelmingly commonest soil types.

Highlands with well developed valleys above 500 m.a.s.l. at the Abisko Alps, Lappland

Plains with residual hills of Northern Sweden at Jokkmokk, Lappland

Large scale joint valley landscape at The High Coast, Ångermanland

Undulating hilly land of Central Sweden seen at Säter Municipality, Dalarna

Undulating hilly land of Central Sweden at Hagfors, Värmland


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