Everything about Scandinavian Mountains totally explained
The Scandinavian Mountains, in
Swedish Skanderna,
Fjällen ("the
Fells") or
Kölen, and in
Norwegian Kjølen, with the two latter meaning the
Keel, are a
mountain range that runs through the
Scandinavian Peninsula. The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously into the
North Sea and
Norwegian Sea, forming the famous
fjords of Norway, while to the northeast they gradually curve towards
Finland. To the north they form the borders between Norway, Sweden and Finland, but are scarcely more than hills in the vicinity of the
North Cape.
The mountains are not very tall, but are at places very steep;
Galdhøpiggen in southern Norway is the highest peak, at,
Kebnekaise has the highest peak on the Swedish side, at, while
Halti is the tallest in Finland, at .
The combination of a northerly location and moisture from the
North Atlantic ocean has caused the formation of many
icefields and
glaciers, which coupled with the steep mountains, creates spectacular and dramatic scenery.
The Scandinavian mountain system is
geologically connected with the mountains of
Scotland,
Ireland and, crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the
Appalachian Mountains of
North America. Geologists hold that all these formed a single range prior to the breakup of the ancient
supercontinent Pangaea. The current mountains are remnants of the
Caledonian mountains, which many geologists believe is the biggest mountain range in history.
The
Scandinavian Montane Birch forest and grasslands terrestrial ecoregion is closely associated with the mountain range.
The highest mountains in Norway
Of the 10 tallest mountain peaks in
Scandinavia (
prominence greater than 30 m), 8 are situated in
Oppland, Norway. The other 2 are situated in
Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. There are 83 peaks equal to or taller than 2,200 m (7,218 ft.) in Norway.
- Galdhøpiggen (Oppland)
- Glittertind (Oppland)
- Store Skagastølstind (Sogn og Fjordane)
- Store Styggedalstinden east (Sogn og Fjordane)
- Skarstind (Oppland)
- Vesle Galdhøpiggen (Oppland)
- Surtningssue (Oppland)
- Store Memurutinden (Oppland)
- Jervvasstind (Oppland)
- Sentraltind (Oppland)
Image:GaldhøpiggenFromFannaråki.jpg|Galdhøpiggen seen from west, Norway's highest
Image:Glittertind1999.jpg|Glittertind
Image:Hurrungane, 1990.jpg|Hurrungane
Image:Falketind.jpg|Falketind in Jotunheimen
The highest mountains in Sweden
There are 12 peaks in
Sweden that reach above 2000 meters, or 13 depending on how you define a peak. This list is defined according to
UIAA. Eight of them are located in
Sarek National Park and the neighbouring national park
Stora Sjöfallet. The other four peaks are located in the further north region of
Kebnekaise. All mountain names are in
Sapmi but with the more common Swedish spelling of it.
Kebnekaise (Lappland)
Kebnekaise Nordtoppen (Lappland)
Sarektjåkka Stortoppen (Lappland)
Kaskasatjåkka (Lappland)
Sarektjåkka Nordtoppen (Lappland)
Kaskasapakte (Lappland)
Sarektjåkka Sydtoppen (Lappland)
Akka Stortoppen (Lappland)
Akka Nordvästtoppen (Lappland)
Sarektjåkka Buchttoppen (Lappland)
Pårtetjåkka (Lappland)
Palkatjåkka (Lappland)
Other popular mountains for skiers, climbers and hikers in Sweden
Sulitelma 1,860 m (Lappland)
Helagsfjället 1,796 m (Härjedalen)
Norra Storfjället 1,767 m (Lappland)
Templet 1,728 m (Jämtland)
Lillsylen 1,704 m (Jämtland)
Åreskutan 1,420 m (Jämtland)
Storvätteshågna 1,204 m (Dalarna)
Molnet 1,191 m (Dalarna)
The highest mountains in Finland
1,328 m (4,357 ft.) Halti (Lappi/Troms)
1,317 m (4,321 ft.) Ridnitsohkka (Lappi)
1,280 m (4,200 ft.) Kiedditsohkka (Lappi)
1,240 m (4,068 ft.) Kovddoskaisi (Lappi)
1,239 m (4,065 ft.) Ruvdnaoaivi (Lappi)
1,180 m (3,871 ft.) Loassonibba (Lappi)
1,150 m (3,773 ft.) Urtasvaara (Lappi)
1,144 m (3,753 ft.) Kahperusvaarat (Lappi)
1,130 m (3,707 ft.) Aldorassa (Lappi)
1,100 m (3,609 ft.) Kieddoaivi (Lappi)
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