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Uppsala: Linnaeus Garden
Uppsala: Linnaeus Garden Botanic garden of Swedish botanist and explorer Carolus Linnaeus, Uppsala, Sweden.

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Uppsala, län (county) in east-central Sweden. It lies between Mälaren (lake) on the south and the Gulf of Bothnia on the north. It constitutes most of the western part of the landskap (province) of Uppland. The län’s low, level surface is drained by the Fyris River. Grain and potatoes are grown, and there is some stock raising and dairying. Major iron-ore deposits are found in the region around Dannemora, and there are several ironworks and steelworks. Sawmilling is predominant in the area near the mouth of the Dal River in the north, and there is a major hydroelectric plant located ...(100 of 120 words)

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