Pulju Wilderness Area

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Pulju Wilderness Area
IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
Map of Finland
Location	Lapland Province, Finland
Coordinates	68°18′00″N 24°43′00″E / 68.3, 24.716667
Area	614 km² (237 mi²)
Established	1991
Governing body	Metsähallitus

Pulju Wilderness Area (Puljun erämaa-alue) is a wilderness reserve in the municipalities of Enontekiö and Kittilä in Lapland Province, Finland. It is governed by Metsähallitus and covers 614 km² (237 mi²). It was established in 1991 like all the other wilderness areas in Lapland Province.

The Pulju area is especially known for its peculiar landscape forms from (probably) the latest ice age: worm-like winding Pulju moraines. They are situated about 7 km north from the Pulju village.

[edit] See also

• Wilderness reserves of Finland

[edit] References

• Pulju Wilderness Area. Outdoors.fi. Metsähallitus. Retrieved on 2006-07-04.
• FI parks. Nature World Wide. World Institute for Conservation and Environment. Retrieved on 2006-07-04.