Nasa Mountain
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Nasa Mountain, is a mountain, 1 211 m high, situated in the north of Sweden, near Arjeplog
in western Lappland
, on the border to Norway
. It is best known for the Nasa silver mine
.
Arjeplog
Arjeplog is a locality and the seat of Arjeplog Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,947 inhabitants in 2005.It is a popular winter test site for the European car industry....
in western Lappland
Lappland
Lappland can refer to:*Lapland, geographic region in Northern Fennoscandia* Lappland, Sweden* Lapland, FinlandUnlike the English word "Lapland", the Swedish word is not used to indicate the area specifically inhabited by the Sami people. An old Swedish word for the Sami area under Swedish control...
, on the border to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is best known for the Nasa silver mine
Nasa silver mine
The Nasa silver mine , located on Nasa Mountain on the border between Sweden and Norway, was used for mining silver from 1635 to year 1810. Although it was a commercial fiasco, and never delivered much silver, it was historically important as it contributed to the development of infrastructure in...
.