or is the ninth largest
glacier
A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...
in mainland
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The glacier is located in
Troms og Finnmark
Troms og Finnmark (; sme, Romsa ja Finnmárku ; fkv, Tromssa ja Finmarkku; fi, Tromssa ja Finnmark, lit. Troms and Finnmark in English language, English), is a Counties of Norway, county in Northern Norway, northern Norway that was established ...
county. The glacier lies in both
Loppa
Loppa ( sme, Láhppi and fkv, Lappea) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Øksfjord. Other villages in Loppa include Andsnes, Bergsfjord, Langfjordhamn, Loppa, ...
and
Kvænangen
Kvænangen ( sme, Návuotna; fkv, Naavuono) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Burfjord. The European route E6 highway goes through the municipality and over th ...
municipalities.
The highest point was earlier known to have an elevation of . It is now due to glacier shrinkage. The mountain
Svartfjellet lies just north of the glacier in
Loppa Municipality
Loppa ( sme, Láhppi and fkv, Lappea) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Øksfjord. Other villages in Loppa include Andsnes, Bergsfjord, Langfjordhamn, Loppa, ...
. That is another of the highest points in Finnmark county. The lowest point on the glacier has an elevation of . The village of
Alteidet
Alteidet is a small coastal village along the Lille Altafjord in the eastern part of Kvænangen Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along European route E6, about west of the town of Alta and about north of ...
in Kvænangen is located nearby, along the
European route E6
European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and t ...
.
See also
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List of highest points of Norwegian counties
This is a list of the highest points (mountains, hills, glaciers) of all Norwegian counties.
Ranked by elevation.
Highest points by former counties
(before 2016)
Ranked by elevation.
See also
* List of mountains in Norway by height
* Li ...
References
Glaciers of Troms og Finnmark
Kvænangen
Loppa
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