Luossavaara (
Northern Sami
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Geography
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* Northern Range, a ...
: ''Luossavárri'') is a mountain in
Kiruna
(; se, Giron ; fi, Kiiruna ) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in the province of Lapland. It had 17,002 inhabitants in 2016 and is the seat of Kiruna Municipality (population: 23,167 in 2016) in Norrbotten County. The city was ori ...
,
Sweden. It is the site of a now-inactive iron ore mine formerly operated by the Swedish mining company
LKAB
Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (LKAB) is a government owned Swedish mining company. The company mines iron ore at Kiruna and at Malmberget in northern Sweden. The company was established in 1890, and has been 100% state-owned since the 195 ...
. Today it has a ski lift and slope, as well as a hiking path called ''Midnattsolstigen'' (the Midnight Sun Trail).
See also
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Kiirunavaara
Kiirunavaara (Northern Sami: ''Gironvárri'', Meänkieli: ''Kierunavaara'') is a mountain situated in Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. It contains one of the largest and richest bodies of iron ore in the world.
History
The pres ...
External links
Kiruna ski slope– Information from Kiruna community (Swedish)
Town hill Luossavaara– Information from Kirunawinter (Swedish)
Kiruna
Mountains of Norrbotten County
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