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unusual facts about Lapland



Auguste Bravais

He participated in the Recherche expedition and helped the Lilloise in Spitsbergen and Lapland.

Bjørn Sundquist

He is of Sami heritage on his mothers side (a minority originating mainly from the northern parts of the Scandinavian peninsula often referred to as Lapland).

Henry John Pearson

The 1903 expedition, accompanied by Mr. J. P. Musters, explored the interior of Russian Lapland, visiting the area of the Kola Peninsula near Pulozero and southwards.

J'ai Rencontré Le Père Noël

Therefore, while on a field trip to the local airport, Simon and his friend Élodie sneak onto a jet liner and fly to Rovaniemi to visit Santa Claus in Lapland, to ask him to save Simon's parents.

Johnny Kingdom

One-off programmes have also been shown featuring visits to Lapland and to the Scottish Highlands.

Lapin kullan kimallus

Despite the name, the movie has nothing to do with the Finnish brand of beer named Lapin Kulta (Gold of Lapland).

Lapplands jägarregemente

Lapplands jägarregemente (Lapland Ranger Regiment), designations I 22, I 22/Fo 66 and I 22/GJ 66, was a Swedish Army Ranger regiment, one of the few new formations raised in the 20th century.

Longspur

Lapland Longspur, or Lapland Bunting, Calcarius lapponicus

Olaus Swartz

After receiving his education at Uppsala, he traveled in Finland, Lapland, and the West Indies, and explored the coasts of South America in 1783, returning with a collection of rare plants.

Sensuela

Sensuela is a story of Laila, a girl from Lapland, and a German soldier Hans who fall in love during Continuation War.

Svante Kede

Svante Kede has painted landscapes and figure motifs from Spain and Northern Africa, the mountains of Lapland and landscapes, and figure motifs from Tahiti.

Svenska Turistföreningen

It became known for the creation of Kungsleden, a 440 kilometer long hiking trail in Lapland, through one of Europe's largest remaining wilderness areas.

Ted Lewin

Lewin and his wife Betsy Lewin drew on their travels to exotic places such as the Amazon River, Botswana, Egypt, Lapland, the Sahara Desert, and India when collaborating on their many books.

Verlyn Klinkenborg

In 2007, he received a Guggenheim fellowship, which funded his book The Mermaids of Lapland, about William Cobbett.

Waterville Village Historic District

, Griffin Rd., Fox Hill Rd., Beals Hill Rd., Lapland Road in Waterville, Vermont.

, Griffin Rd., Fox Hill Rd., Beals Hill Rd., Lapland Rd., Waterville, Vermont


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