KVITSANDEN

The largest desert in all of northern Europe where the winds have piled up the sands into large dunes. When the mine was active, almost all the forests around the town were cleared to supply the copper smelters. In the late 18th century, as part of a reforestation programme, attempts were made to plant the sands with branches and peat, sow them with grasses and then plant them with pine and birch. Most of the White Sands is now devoid of vegetation.