Bastudalen Nature Reserve
Bastudalen Nature Reserve (Swedish: Bastudalens naturreservat) is a nature reserve in Jämtland County in Sweden.
| Bastudalen Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
 Dromskåran valley | |
  Location within Jämtland County  Bastudalen Nature Reserve (Sweden) | |
| Location | Sweden |
| Nearest city | Östersund |
| Coordinates | 63°04′N 13°47′E |
| Area | 28 km2 (6,900 acres)[1] |
| Established | 2002[1] |
The nature reserve consists of the mountain peak Drommen and the Dromskåran valley. Dromskåran is a 50 m (160 ft) deep, 150 m (490 ft) broad and circa 1 km (0.62 mi) long canyon, formed by melting water during the end of the last Ice age. The area also contains other geological remnants from the Quaternary period. The nature reserve is part of the EU-wide Natura 2000-network.[1]
References
- "Bastudalen" (in Swedish). Jämtland County Administrative Board. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
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