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    Uppsalaåsen is an esker ridge that winds its way across Uppland in Sweden. The ridge disappears and reappears, typically locally named. In the south it...
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    Gravel pit in Tullingeåsen, which forms part of Uppsalaåsen....
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    squirrels can burrow into the eskers to survive the long winters. In Sweden, Uppsalaåsen stretches for 250 km (160 mi) and passes through Uppsala city. The Badelundaåsen...
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    by lush vegetation. Parallel to the river runs the glacial ridge of Uppsalaåsen at an elevation around 30 m (98 ft), the site of Uppsala's castle, from...
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    stands is a fertile plain. The city lies in the intersection of the esker Uppsalaåsen and the river Fyrisån. In prehistoric times, most of the area was below...
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    reserve in Uppsala County, Sweden. Billudden is the outermost part of Uppsalaåsen; here the esker forms a promontory into the sea before disappearing from...
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